receipt book

Proof of purchase

A receipt book is a pad of blank receipts with carbon copies, used by businesses to provide customers with proof of payment while retaining a duplicate record.

Before digital point-of-sale systems, these were standard equipment for small merchants and tradespeople: The plumber tore a page from his receipt book and handed it over.

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transaction · purchase · payment · cashier · bookkeeping · accounting · tax records · petty cash · pad · pages · numbered · handwritten · old fashioned · merchant · shopkeeper · till · register · sales

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transaction documentation direction

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Record of pending trades

financial record type

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Record of banking transactions

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G