receipts

noun

plural of receipt
as in certificates
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the amount paid If you'd like to return those pants, you'll need to provide a receipt.

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Recent Examples of receipts If budget is a concern, QuickBooks Free organizes transactions, receipts and invoices and generates core financial reports. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 On July 10, 2026, SK hynix listed American depositary receipts (ADRs) on the Nasdaq. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 The living reality of inflation is etched on grocery-store receipts, utility bills and health insurance premiums. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Hall came to our interview clutching receipts in the shape of two new labels led by the producers behind Strike and The Detection Club, along with early-stage plans for a label that will focus on digital spin-offs of existing brands. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 But former vice president Kamala Harris is threatening to crowd the centrist Californian got-the-receipts lane in a prospective Democratic lineup and already polling higher than Newsom among likely 2028 voters. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 Save emails, text messages, phone numbers, screenshots, receipts, transaction records, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, websites, usernames and correspondence. — Angela Ramos, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 The app handles contracts, tax forms, receipts, tickets, handwritten notes, assignments, IDs, passports, and multi-page documents. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 This is the specified percentage of a business’s daily credit card batches or other business receipts that is remitted to the funder until the amount specified in the agreement has been collected. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipts
  1. certificates
  2. statements
  3. invoices
  4. notes
  5. fees
Noun
  • Even when working with certified cotton backed by transaction certificates, tracing the fiber back through the supply chain took hours of painstaking investigation.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In his home village, two hours’ drive south of Vinnytsia, the family has turned his former room into a shrine, with pictures, certificates, and medals.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of certificates
Noun
  • In court statements in the Kuvshynovs' suit, Fox acknowledges the tragedy of the deaths of Kuvshynova and Zakrzewski.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The lawyers for three of the men named in Doe’s lawsuit have since issued statements denying wrongdoing.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of statements
Noun
  • An agent can sit in the background comparing requisitions, POs and invoices against the contract itself, flagging a purchase from the wrong supplier, a price that doesn’t match or a missing volume discount.
    — Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • QuickBooks Online builds on those capabilities with additional tools for managing bills, recurring invoices and bank rules.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of invoices
Noun
  • And his relatives in turn gave notes to the actors playing their younger selves and were encouraged to interrogate Ba as his coming-of-age story was dramatized.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
  • That figure includes vendor notes and up to $64 million in earnout payments tied to Obagi’s future performance.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of notes
Noun
  • While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The company shares all streaming revenue with above the line talent — including screenwriters, directors, actors and producers — in addition to traditional fees.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fees

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“Receipts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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