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- noun Plural form of
receipt . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
receipt .
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- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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Examples
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The enrollment of the school grew rapidly to nearly 300, and the term receipts from tuition, board, etc., to more than $2,000, when Professor Hicks resigned in 1903 and accepted the Deanship of the Theological Department of Coleman College, Gibsland, La.
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Similarly, if the law instead had stated that every citizen must buy X lbs of wheat flour or equivalent and send in receipts to the IRS or face a flat-rate tax penalty, that might be outside the Commerce Clause power, outside the tax powers, and (since the reason is solely to provide economic benefit for wheat farmers) inside the prohibitions of the 5th Amendment ....
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking ObamaCare Challenges Seriously 2010
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(Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show about $17,000 in receipts, but Smith is not required to report donations under $1,000 apiece.)
Smith's anti-abortion ads bring culture wars into D.C. delegate race Mike DeBonis 2010
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Set a floor of annual receipts from a state before it applies, say a hundred thousand to avoid forcing everyone who sells stuff on eBay or mails the occasional product to state from the hassle of compliance.
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Between the boxes of "important papers" (credit card receipts from the past 20 years), furniture in various states of (dis) repair, half-finished hobby projects and dust bunnies the size of Rottweilers, the environment posed a severe trip hazard.
Dr. Sasha Galbraith: Graceful Aging: No Such Thing Dr. Sasha Galbraith 2010
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The Washington State House of Representatives recently passed a bill declaring that any business which has over $50k in receipts billed to Washington addresses in any year is responsible for paying Washington state taxes (B&O, and Sales Tax) for perpetuity.
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To date (this year alone), I believe I have more than $800 in receipts for which I will never receive reimbursement.
Lee Kolbert: I'll Gladly pay you Tuesday for Some Copy Paper Today Lee Kolbert 2010
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Between the boxes of "important papers" (credit card receipts from the past 20 years), furniture in various states of (dis) repair, half-finished hobby projects and dust bunnies the size of Rottweilers, the environment posed a severe trip hazard.
Dr. Sasha Galbraith: Graceful Aging: No Such Thing Dr. Sasha Galbraith 2010
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The Washington State House of Representatives recently passed a bill declaring that any business which has over $50k in receipts billed to Washington addresses in any year is responsible for paying Washington state taxes (B&O, and Sales Tax) for perpetuity.
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Between the boxes of "important papers" (credit card receipts from the past 20 years), furniture in various states of (dis) repair, half-finished hobby projects and dust bunnies the size of Rottweilers, the environment posed a severe trip hazard.
Dr. Sasha Galbraith: Graceful Aging: No Such Thing Dr. Sasha Galbraith 2010
hugovk commented on the word receipts
receipts, n.
The Guardian, 7 September 2018:
December 31, 2018