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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is receipt a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, receipt is tagged as noun.
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