伝票(でんぴょう)

Etymology

伝(でん) (transmit) + 票(ひょう) (slip, vote)

Types

• 売上(うりあげ)伝票(でんぴょう) - sales slip
• 仕入(しい)れ伝票(でんぴょう) - purchase slip
• 入金(にゅうきん)伝票(でんぴょう) - receipt voucher
• 出金(しゅっきん)伝票(でんぴょう) - payment voucher
• 振替(ふりかえ)伝票(でんぴょう) - transfer slip
• 納品(のうひん)伝票(でんぴょう) - delivery slip

USAGE (restaurants):
In restaurants, the 伝票(でんぴょう) is the check left at the table, which the customer takes to the register to pay (お会計(かいけい)).

Common expressions

• 伝票(でんぴょう)を切(き)る - to write up a slip
• 伝票(でんぴょう)を回(まわ)す - to pass along a slip
• 伝票(でんぴょう)処理(しょり) - slip processing

USAGE (bookkeeping):
In bookkeeping, 伝票(でんぴょう) serves as the source document for recording transactions in the 帳簿(ちょうぼ) (ledger).