receipt is on the Basic English 850 List.
reason - receipt - record

Pronunciation

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Singular
receipt

Plural
receipts

 
A receipt
  1. (countable) A receipt is a little piece of paper that records how much money someone paid.
    Keep the receipt when you buy something at that store.
  2. (uncountable) The receipt of something is the act or situation of receiving something.
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