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 .

Receipts are the amount of money received during a particular period, for example by a shop or theatre.

The receipt of something is the act of receiving it.

If you are in receipt of something, you have received it or you receive it regularly.