the amount of money received during a particular period, for example by a shop or theatre; takings
On Saturdays Amos takes the week's receipts to the bank.
He was tallying the day's receipts.
About £80,000 has come from gate receipts and collections at the previous two homegames.
the Pre-Budget Report showed that tax receipts were £7 billion less last year
The film opened to healthy box office receipts.
receipts in Accounting
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(Accounting: Commerce)
Receipts are the amount of money that is received by a business during a particular periodof time.
The company will continue to donate a portion of its receipts to charity under its Good Neighbor program.
Squeezed by falling revenue receipts and ballooning expenditure, borrowings skyrocketed in 2009-2010.
Receipts are the amount of money that is received by a business during a particular periodof time.
Examples of 'receipts' in a sentence
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They pulled out all his clothes and bundled them into plastic bin-liners, pushing perfunctory receipts into her unwilling hand.
Murray, Stephen DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION (2002)
Fifty thousand dollars wouldn't have been out of order for a day's receipts.
Wood, Ted SNOWJOB (2002)
Bills of lading, receipts for fuel, payroll accounts all sat waiting for his attention.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
All related terms of 'receipts'
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receipt
A receipt is a piece of paper that you get from someone as proof that they have received money or goods from you. In British English a receipt is a piece of paper that you get in a shop when you buy something, but in American English the more usual term for this is → sales slip .
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cash receipts
the money a business receives from its customers over a specified period
box-office receipts
the money earned from ticket sales for a film or play
cash receipt
A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
gift receipt
A gift receipt shows proof of purchase but leaves out the amount spent . It can be used to return goods given as a gift.
till receipt
a receipt issued from a till
VAT receipt
a receipt showing details of VAT paid on a transaction , together with the VAT number
sales receipt
a piece of paper that you are given when you buy something in a shop , which shows when you bought it and how much you paid
electronic receipt
An electronic receipt is one created in a computerized cash register , or by an online retailer. It will usually show the date and time, how payment is made, and other details of the sale .
warehouse receipt
A warehouse receipt is a document that shows proof of ownership of goods that are stored in a warehouse.