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# receipt

noun (a receipt, receipts)

«receipt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A piece of paper (or email) from a shop that shows what you bought, how much you paid and when, used as proof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#m1)
2. The act of receiving something (on receipt of your letter — formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#m2)
3. Receipts (plural): money received by a business. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#m3)
4. Receipt is an old word for a recipe, the list of ingredients and steps for making a food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths and money lessons, receipts show prices, totals, change and discounts — great for addition and subtraction problems. In everyday life, keep the receipt to return or exchange something. Phrases: keep the receipt, ask for a receipt, a till receipt, on receipt of.

### Examples

- Can I have a receipt, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#x1)
- Keep the receipt in case the toy breaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#x2)
- The receipt shows we spent £12.40 in total. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#x3)
- Check the receipt to see how much change you should get. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#x4)
- You can't return the shoes without the receipt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#x5)
- Add up all the items on the receipt to check the total. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/#x6)

### Note

Spelling trap: silent «p» — receipt is pronounced ri-SEET. Also «ei» after «c» (i before e except after c). Not to be confused with «recipe» (instructions for cooking), even though they look a bit alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «receipt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receipt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«receipt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/receipt.html) on Mova free.