(~s)
1.
A ~ is a piece of paper that you get from someone as proof that they have received money or goods from you. In British English a ~ is a piece of paper that you get in a shop when you buy something, but in American English the more usual term for this is sales slip .
I wrote her a ~ for the money.
N-COUNT
2.
Receipts are the amount of money received during a particular period, for example by a shop or theatre.
He was tallying the day’s ~s.
= takings
N-PLURAL: usu with supp
3.
The ~ of something is the act of receiving it. (FORMAL)
Goods should be supplied within 28 days after the ~ of your order.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you are in ~ of something, you have received it or you receive it regularly. (FORMAL)
We are taking action, having been in ~ of a letter from him...
PHRASE