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| definition 1: |
When you get a receipt, you get a piece of paper that shows you received something.
The cashier at the grocery store gave me my change and a receipt.Theo's mother wanted to return a sweater to the store, so she showed the store clerk the receipt that proves that she paid for it. |
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The receipt of something, is the receiving of it. If someone has given you something, or if it has arrived for you, we can say that you are now "in receipt" of it. If you are happy "upon the receipt" of something, it means you are happy at that moment when you receive it.
Until Imani was actually in receipt of her medal, she couldn't believe her dream of winning it was really going to come true.Kevin's mom had waited a long time and was finally happy upon receipt of the things she ordered.- similar words:
- reception
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| definition 3: |
When we talk about a business's receipts, we mean the amount of money that has been received from selling things.
The restaurant manager counted the day's receipts before closing for the night. |
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acceptance, income, profit, ticket |
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