a written acknowledgement of having received money or goods specified
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Also statement Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary
A detailed summary of an account. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary
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1. [uncountable] the act of receiving something:
• The money has to be re-invested within 60 days of receipt, otherwise it will be taxed.
receipt of
• The customer acknowledged receipt of a shipment.
• a list of those in receipt of (= receiving ) unemployment benefits
2. [countable] COMMERCE a written statement showing that you have received money, goods, or services:
• Keep all your receipts for work-related expenses.
a document sent to a customer who is owed money, for example because they have returned goods;
= credit note Breˈdebit reˌceipt [countable] FINANCE
a written record showing that a customer owes money, for example because the invoice was not correct;
= debit note Bredeˈlivery ˌreceipt
1. [countable] COMMERCE a document that has been signed by the person receiving goods to show that they have been delivered
a document showing an amount of money that has been put into a bank account
a document giving details of goods left at a port for loading
a document given to a bank by an importer who has accepted a delivery of goods, but who cannot pay for them until they are sold. The bank pays for the goods and, by giving the bank a trust receipt, the importer promises to pay it back when it has sold the goods
ˈwarehouse reˌceipt [countable] COMMERCE
a list of all the goods that are stored in a warehouse. The list can be sold to someone, who then legally owns all the items on it:
• The company was prosecuted after it issued warehouse receipts for tanks of oil that turned out to be mostly water.
• Export receipts in January totalled £626 million.
the profit from a deal, activity etc before costs such as tax are taken away:
• The actor is said to be receiving $7 million, plus as much as 25% of gross receipts from the film.
the profit from a deal, activity etc after taking away certain costs such as tax:
• Each company will share equally in net receipts from the new TV shows.
[m0] ▪ II. receipt receipt 2 verb [transitive]
to write `paid' and the date on a bill or invoice and sign it:
• One copy is receipted and returned to you.
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receipt UK US /rɪˈsiːt/ noun
► [
C] (
US sales slip,
sales check)
COMMERCE »
Can I have a receipt?
get/keep/retain a receipt »
Always get a receipt when you withdraw cash from a machine.
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a credit card receipt
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U] »
I acknowledge receipt of the sum of £10,000.
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Land stock of low initial cost may rise a hundredfold in value upon receipt of planning approval.
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We will send an acknowledgement within two working days of receipt.