get a receipt

Meaning

This phrase means to receive a written or digital document confirming that you have paid for goods or services. In a business context, this is crucial for filing expense reports, tax purposes, and keeping proof of purchase.

Examples

• Make sure to get a receipt for the business lunch.

  Make sure to get a receipt for the business lunch.

• Did you get a receipt when you bought the office supplies?

  Did you get a receipt when you bought the office supplies?

• I need to get a receipt so I can ask the company for a refund.

  I need to get a receipt so I can ask the company for a refund.

• You can get a receipt at the front desk when you check out.

  You can get a receipt at the front desk when you check out.

• The machine didn't print, so I couldn't get a receipt.

  The machine didn't print, so I couldn't get a receipt.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to get a recipe for this taxi ride.

  ✓ I need to get a receipt for this taxi ride.

  A 'recipe' is a set of instructions for cooking food. A 'receipt' (pronounced with a silent 'p') is proof of payment.

• ✗ Please get receipt for the payment.

  ✓ Please get a receipt for the payment.

  The noun 'receipt' is countable here, so it requires the indefinite article 'a'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Remember to ___ when you pay for the taxi.

  💡 Obtain proof of payment.

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  get a receipt

• I forgot to ___ at the store, so I cannot return this keyboard.

  💡 Receive a paper showing how much you paid.

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  get a receipt