as in certificate
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 receipt
Driving the news: The Tax Reform Commission's interim report this week called for eliminating the city's business income and receipts tax (BIRT) over the next 8-12 years and for reducing the wage tax, among other recommendations.
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Miami Beach officials initially said Wednesday that the hostel’s license to operate in the city, known as a business tax receipt, should be revoked on grounds that the hostel is acting improperly as a de facto homeless shelter.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Antenna’s data comes from a variety of sources, including digital purchase and cancellation receipts, consumer subscription signals, credit, debit and banking data reflecting the behavior of roughly 2 million consumers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
On the way, Contessa calls Tea, and Dr. G is on the phone spinning his version of events—one that, based on the receipts (aka the cameras), doesn’t exactly align with reality.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Miami Beach officials initially said Wednesday that the hostel’s license to operate in the city, known as a business tax receipt, should be revoked on grounds that the hostel is acting improperly as a de facto homeless shelter.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Antenna’s data comes from a variety of sources, including digital purchase and cancellation receipts, consumer subscription signals, credit, debit and banking data reflecting the behavior of roughly 2 million consumers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
On the way, Contessa calls Tea, and Dr. G is on the phone spinning his version of events—one that, based on the receipts (aka the cameras), doesn’t exactly align with reality.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipt
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In 2021, the school received $150 million from the David Geffen Foundation, making tuition free for all degree and certificate students.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Gold certificates: These represent ownership of gold without the hassle of physical possession.—
Stephanie Colestock,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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Amid the voting cycle, however, Gascón’s previous social media posts resurfaced, including numerous Islamophobic comments and false statements about George Floyd and COVID.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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Another statement that would please the listeners was about government cuts that are taking place under the direction of Elon Musk.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their cases were scheduled to go to trial in April, but West had largely been a no-show in the proceedings after his attorney asked to withdraw from the cases last August, claiming West had fired him and refused to pay his invoices.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some of these capabilities are common across businesses–the ability to hire and pay people; the ability to issue invoices and collect money; the ability to market products and services.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ramp makes money off of interchange fees on credit cards plus higher-margin software subscriptions.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, not charging foreign income taxes appeared at odds with another benefit Lutnick touted: using the Gold Card fee to help offset the U.S. deficit.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s note: To see essays by other candidates for District 1 county supervisor, please go to sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary.—
Louis A Fuentes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Upon arrival, guests are offered an optional bindi along with a $64 pre-fixe wedding menu, which includes notes on the rituals of an Indian wedding that inspired the experience.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Receipt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipt. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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