receipt

Universal Words noun 1 (AmE also sales slip) [C] ~ (for sth) a piece of paper that shows that goods or services have been paid for: Can I have a receipt, please? * to make out (= write) a receipt 2 (formal) ~ (of sth) [U] the act of receiving sth: to acknowledge receipt of a letter * The goods will be dispatched on receipt of an order form. * Are you in receipt of any state benefits? 3 (receipts) [pl.] (business) money that a business, bank or government receives: net / gross receipts