recibo
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “recibo” mean in English?
receipt
Example sentences
¿Me da el recibo, por favor?
Could you give me the receipt, please?
Guardo el recibo.
I keep the receipt.
El recibo está en la bolsa.
The receipt is in the bag.
How to use it
Recibo means 'receipt'. Masculine: el recibo. Plural recibos. From recibir ('to receive'). The shop's receipt confirming payment.
Common mistake
Recibo (paper receipt) vs ticket (also accepted, especially for cash-register printouts). Use either; recibo is more general.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.