What is Receipt?
A receipt is the slip given to a customer as proof of payment, listing what was bought, the prices, any discount, the total and how it was paid.
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Meaning
English
A receipt is the slip given to a customer as proof of payment, listing what was bought, the prices, any discount, the total and how it was paid.
Roman Urdu
Receipt (raseed) woh parchi hai jo gahak ko payment ke saboot ke taur par di jati hai, jis me saman, qeemat, discount, total aur payment ka tareeqa hota hai.
Also called raseed, bill, sales receipt, cash memo.
Example
A shoe shop's receipt shows the shop name and phone, bill number, date, two pairs with sizes, a discount, the total, "Paid: cash 4,000, Easypaisa 2,500", the exchange policy and a QR code for payment.
How it works
Customers in Pakistan often say "bill" and "receipt" for the same thing. For the shop, the receipt is what makes returns and exchanges fair: the bill number ties the item, date and price together, so staff do not have to argue from memory. A clear receipt also shows the return policy and the shop's contact number, which brings customers back.
Most counters print on 58 mm or 80 mm thermal paper. Many shops now also send the bill on WhatsApp, which the customer cannot lose. A sales tax invoice is a stricter document with legal fields; an ordinary receipt does not need them unless the shop is registered and the law requires it.
In Nafaa
Every Nafaa bill is printed from one receipt engine, so the layout, logo, footer and payment lines are set once in settings and used across every industry. Split payments are listed part by part, and the shop's payment QR can be printed on the bill.
Related terms
- Invoice
An invoice is a document a seller issues to a buyer that lists the goods or services supplied, their prices and the amount due, usually with payment terms.
- Sales Tax Invoice
A sales tax invoice is the invoice a sales tax registered person must issue for a taxable supply, showing the details the Sales Tax Act, 1990 requires, including both parties' registration numbers and the tax charged.
- Thermal Receipt Printer
A thermal receipt printer prints bills on heat-sensitive paper rolls without ink, usually 58 mm or 80 mm wide.
- Sales Return
A sales return is goods coming back from a customer after a sale, with the stock put back and the money refunded, adjusted in khata or exchanged.