Real Dictionary

receipt
countable noun: 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 f
plural noun: Receipts are the amount of money received during a particular period, for example by a shop or theatre.

receipt in Accounting
noun: A receipt is a written statement that shows that you have received goods or money.

receipt in American English
recipe
to mark (a bill) paid
to write a receipt
intransitive verb: to give a receipt, as for money or goods
noun: a written acknowledgment of having received a specified amount of money, goods, etc
transitive verb: to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill)

receipt in Hospitality
noun: A receipt is a piece of paper that you get from someone as proof that they have received money or goods from you.

receipt in Retail
noun: A receipt is a printed, or sometimes written, statement that shows that you have received goods or money.