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Receipt

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

/rɪˈsiːt/nounCore term

In sales & retail, receipt means: A printed or digital record that shows what a customer bought, how much they paid and when, used as proof of purchase.

In Turkish: fiş, satış fişi, makbuz

How it is used

Used at every till. Staff ask “Would you like your receipt?” or “Do you need a receipt?” Customers usually need it to return or exchange an item. A gift receipt shows the item but not the price.

Example sentences

  1. Could I see your receipt, please? Then I can process the return.

  2. Would you like the receipt in the bag or sent by email?

Common collocations

  • print a receipt
  • keep the receipt
  • gift receipt
  • email receipt
  • proof of purchase
  • refundMoney paid back to a customer who returns a product or cancels a service, usually to the same card or in cash.
  • return policyA shop's rules about when and how customers can bring back products, for example within 30 days, with a receipt and in original condition.
  • tillThe machine or counter in a shop where payments are taken and money is kept; in US English, a cash register.
  • point of saleThe place and moment where a customer pays for a purchase, such as a shop till or an online checkout, and the system used to record that payment.
  • cashierA person in a shop, supermarket or bank whose job is to take payments from customers and give them change and receipts.

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