How to Use receipt in a Sentence

receipt

noun
  • Keep your receipt in case you need to return anything.
  • Our company deposits cash receipts every day.
  • Open immediately upon receipt of the package.
  • The form should be completed and returned within 30 days of receipt.
  • Julie ran the man’s credit card and gave him the receipt to sign.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And the Uber receipt from Cambridge to its parking lot.
    Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The suit states that Mo’Nique, the star of the show, was supposed to receive 2.5% of adjusted gross receipts.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The receipts for all the buy games involving Wisconsin are in the books.
    Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, even for a man who seems to fly, receipts can be heavy to carry.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
  • As most tips are cashless, just sign the receipt and add your tip amount on the line provided.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Wendy and Nneka face off to clear up all the rumors, but things go south when a bombshell receipt is put on the table.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In the word indict, the c is silent, in heir the h is silent, in salmon the l is silent, in receipt the p is silent, in island the s is silent, in answer the w is silent.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • Laws in the countries of origin may have little power in the country of receipt and/or sale.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Their track record – and box-office receipts – speak for themselves.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 June 2023
  • See more Before ending the video, Schaffer showed his followers the receipt which had the hefty tip on it.
    Tre'vaughn Howard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a bonafide overachiever with the receipts to prove it.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Last May, Josh was sentenced to spend more than 12 years in jail for the possession and receipt of child pornography.
    Women's Health, 6 June 2023
  • Mota also sent receipts of the renovation work to the state.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • In many ways, Johnson’s receipt of the package was not ultimately key to her case.
    oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The study’s authors note that there are drawbacks to measuring hiring in terms of box office receipts.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Customers can track their package in the Uber app and the courier will send a visual confirmation or photo of the receipt once it’s dropped off.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Read receipts and message reactions are planned for the future.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Women face discrimination at work, even in the 21st century, and the research has the receipts to prove it.
    Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Holiday shopping is all fun and games until you’re met with a hefty receipt at checkout.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Proving him wrong, Rose brought the receipts and displayed screenshots that featured Ed asking to visit her in the Philippines.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Then came Babylon, which divided critics and audiences and has the receipts to prove it.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
  • To use the option, customers can purchase an item from a local store, upload the receipt, and arrange for a courier to pick up and deliver the item for them.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Be sure to keep receipts for any purchases of supplies that are needed to protect the property.
    Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Recipients can check the amount on their EBT cards by checking their last grocery receipt.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With my Visa in hand, the bartender handed me my receipt before whisking himself away to attend to other guests.
    Natalie Babcock, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023

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