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Receipt

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/rɪˈsiːt/nounCore term

In office & administration, receipt means: A piece of paper or email that proves you have paid for something, showing what you bought, the amount and the date.

In Turkish: fiş, makbuz, alındı belgesi

How it is used

Needed for expense claims, so staff are told to keep their receipts. Receipt also means the act of receiving: "Please confirm receipt of this email", "on receipt of the invoice".

Example sentences

  1. Keep the receipt for the taxi; you'll need it for your expense claim.

  2. Could you confirm receipt of the documents by email?

Common collocations

  • keep the receipt
  • ask for a receipt
  • confirm receipt
  • on receipt of
  • expense claimA form or online request that an employee fills in to get back money they spent on work costs, such as travel, meals or supplies.
  • invoiceA document from a supplier that lists the goods or services provided, their prices, the total amount to be paid and the date it must be paid by.
  • reimburseTo pay back money to someone who has spent their own money on something for work, usually after they show receipts.
  • petty cashA small amount of cash kept in the office to pay for small everyday costs, such as postage, milk or a taxi, without going through the normal payment process.

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