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receipt; proof of payment
An official document acknowledging that payment has been received.
領収書をください。
May I have a receipt, please?
経費精算には領収書が必要だ。
Receipts are needed for expense reimbursement.
領収書に宛名を書いてもらった。
I had them write a name/address on the receipt.
領収書 is a compound: 領収 (receipt of payment) + 書 (document).
CONTRAST:
- 領収書 (formal receipt, often for business expenses)
- レシート (cash register receipt, informal)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 領収書をもらう (to get a receipt)
- 領収書を発行する (to issue a receipt)
- 領収書を切る (to write/issue a receipt)
JAPANESE RECEIPT FORMAT:
- 宛名 (recipient name - often 「上様」for anonymous)
- 金額 (amount)
- 但し書き (description of goods/services)
- 日付 (date)
CULTURAL NOTE:
「上様」is commonly written as recipient name when specific name isn't needed.