email the receipt

Meaning

This phrase means to send a digital proof of purchase or payment confirmation via email. It is widely used in retail, customer service, and corporate accounting when handling expenses.

Examples

• The cashier asked if she should email the receipt or print it out.

  The cashier asked if she should email the receipt or print it out.

• Please email the receipt to our finance department so they can process the reimbursement.

  Please email the receipt to our finance department so they can process the reimbursement.

• I will email the receipt to you right after the transaction goes through.

  I will email the receipt to you right after the transaction goes through.

• Could you email the receipt for my hotel stay so I can file my expenses?

  Could you email the receipt for my hotel stay so I can file my expenses?

• The system is programmed to automatically email the receipt once a purchase is completed.

  The system is programmed to automatically email the receipt once a purchase is completed.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Can you email the recipe?

  ✓ Can you email the receipt?

  A 'recipe' is instructions for cooking food. A 'receipt' is proof of payment. Do not confuse these two similar-looking words.

• ✗ Please email me the receive.

  ✓ Please email me the receipt.

  'Receive' is a verb. The noun meaning proof of purchase is 'receipt' (note that the 'p' is silent).

Related Expressions

Practice

• Once the payment is approved, our system will ___ to you.

  💡 Send the proof of purchase digitally.

  Show answer

  email the receipt

• Could you ___ to my work email for my expense report?

  💡 Send the payment confirmation.

  Show answer

  email the receipt