French word

reçu

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəsy/

Meaning

  • masculine nounreceipt

Example

J'ai perdu le reçu de ce paiement.

I lost the receipt for this payment.

Illustration for reçu (receipt)

More examples

Conservez le reçu jusqu'à la fin de la garantie.

Keep the receipt until the end of the warranty.

Core concept

A paper record of a completed payment, with its amount and date available for later verification.

Common phrases

  • reçu de paiement

    payment receipt

  • garder le reçu

    keep the receipt

  • demander un reçu

    ask for a receipt

Similar words

ticket de caisse: A simple store receipt listing purchased items and the amount paid.
facture: A bill for goods or services showing the amount due and payment deadline.

Definition in French

Document remis pour attester qu'un paiement a été effectué, indiquant généralement le montant et la date.

Word origin

Reçu is the substantivized past participle of recevoir, whose history leads through Old French to Latin recipere, 'to receive'.

Usage tips

  • The final u in reçu has the French rounded vowel sound /y/, not the English sound in 'oo'.

Other meanings

  • receivedverb

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