gift receipt

noun

A record of a purchase, similar to a receipt but lacking indication of price.

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Meanings

noungift receipt (plural gift receipts)

plural gift receipts

  1. A record of a purchase, similar to a receipt but lacking indication of price.

Origin

This is similar to a receipt (produced by a store and presented to a purchaser as proof of purchase) but meant to passed to the purchased item's later, third-party recipient: that way, the recipient can return the gift to the store as needed, but does not immediately know the price that the purchaser paid.

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Translations

Hebrew פתק החלפה
  • פתק החלפהrecord of purchase sans price
Cite this entry
APA

gift receipt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gift%20receipt

MLA

“gift receipt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gift%20receipt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gift receipt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gift%20receipt.

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