as in certificates
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the amount paid
If you'd like to return those pants, you'll need to provide a receipt.
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Recent Examples of receipts
The pool is made up of 60% of gate receipts from each of those games.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Jewelry or Storage Organization Another ways to use your shoebox for organization is with your jewelry or smaller items like receipts and important paperwork.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Chinese micro-drama revenues now exceed traditional box office receipts, reaching $7 billion in 2024.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Success measured by the reception of a film, rather than the box office receipts.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The cannabis tax is 15% of gross receipts from retail sales of taxable cannabis products.
—Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
The data includes digital purchase and cancellation receipts, consumer subscription signals, and credit, debit and banking data.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Borrowing a page from her neighbor to the west, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali, Geerlings-Simons argues that oil receipts should underwrite biodiversity protection and climate resilience.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
In other words — the receipts are endless.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Jewelry or Storage Organization Another ways to use your shoebox for organization is with your jewelry or smaller items like receipts and important paperwork.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Chinese micro-drama revenues now exceed traditional box office receipts, reaching $7 billion in 2024.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Success measured by the reception of a film, rather than the box office receipts.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The cannabis tax is 15% of gross receipts from retail sales of taxable cannabis products.
—Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
The data includes digital purchase and cancellation receipts, consumer subscription signals, and credit, debit and banking data.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Borrowing a page from her neighbor to the west, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali, Geerlings-Simons argues that oil receipts should underwrite biodiversity protection and climate resilience.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
In other words — the receipts are endless.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipts
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Consider adding to your skills by taking free and inexpensive upskilling courses like Google’s career certificates.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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None require education beyond an associate degree, though many require postsecondary certificates or licensure.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What embarrassing statements to make in front of SCOTUS.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were plenty of reasons national Democrats were chugging antacids in recent months as one by one Mamdani’s past statements came back to Page One.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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From fake invoices to urgent messages impersonating company executives, phishing attacks are growing more personalized, more sophisticated—and more effective.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company helps small- and medium-sized businesses manage and pay invoices.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Is this romance hitting the right notes?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sources and notes Tracking map Tracking data is from the National Hurricane Center and Joint Typhoon Warning Center.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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If Fletcher agrees to the terms, the agency would suspend $38,000 in fees and investigation costs.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before accounting for any of the other costs involved in running a club of Barca’s stature, 81 cents in every euro were gobbled up by football staff costs or the fees paid to bring players to the Camp Nou.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Receipts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipts. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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