e-receipt

Paperless purchase record

An e-receipt is a digital record of a transaction, sent by email or stored in an app rather than printed on paper.

Retailers offer e-receipts as an alternative to paper slips: Would you like your receipt emailed?

They're easier to search and harder to lose, but also easier to ignore.

digital

paperless

Using no printed materials

  • emailDigital written communication
  • PDFFixed-layout document format
  • inboxMessage receiving folder

smartphone · QR code · app · notification · cloud storage · digital wallet · mobile · download · electronic · confirmation

retail

purchase

Goods obtained for payment

order number · itemized · barcode · SKU · subtotal · discount · loyalty program · rewards · return policy · refund

environmental

paperless

Using no printed materials

carbon footprint · waste reduction · conservation · BPA-free · landfill · recyclable · environmental · printing · thermal paper · deforestation

accounting

expense tracking

Recording what you spend

audit · record-keeping · categorization · spreadsheet · budget · documentation · business expense · invoice · ledger · reconciliation

legal

proof of purchase

Documentation of a transaction

verification · authentication · consumer protection · dispute · chargeback · evidence · terms · conditions · data retention · GDPR

Categories
Opposites
documentation method

e-receiptpaper trail

Documentary evidence chain

ledger entry

Family

receipt, receipts, receive, received, receiver, receivers, receiving, receivable, receivables

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G