Key Facts
- Hangul: 영수증; Revised Romanization: yeongsujeung
- Part of speech: noun
- Origin: Sino-Korean, hanja 領收證 (領 receive + 收 collect + 證 proof)
- Register: Neutral everyday word.
Receipt in Korean: What Does 영수증 Mean?
영수증 is the printed or digital proof of payment, and the cashier's counter is where you meet it. The verb for getting one is 받다, so 영수증을 받다 is to receive a receipt, while the shop side says 영수증을 끊다, to issue one. 현금영수증 is a cash receipt, a tax-related version, and the counter for a single slip is 영수증 한 장. It is neutral in tone.
How Do You Pronounce 영수증?
Three syllables: yeong-su-jeung. The first starts with the y-glide and ends in the ng sound, and the last, jeung, uses the eu vowel before the final ng. Read all three evenly without merging them.
Example Sentences with 영수증
영수증 주세요.
Yeongsujeung juseyo.
Please give me a receipt.
The shortest counter request. Dropping the object particle is normal in speech: 영수증 주세요.
영수증이 필요해요.
Yeongsujeungi piryohaeyo.
I need a receipt.
A statement of need. 필요해요 means "is necessary", and 영수증이 is the subject.
영수증을 잃어버렸어요.
Yeongsujeungeul ireobeoryeosseoyo.
I lost the receipt.
A loss report. 잃어버렸어요 is the past of "lose", and the object particle marks the receipt as the lost item.
Common Phrases and Collocations
A few set verbs appear with 영수증 in shops.
| Korean | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 영수증을 받다 | to receive a receipt |
| 영수증을 끊다 | to issue a receipt |
| 현금영수증 | cash receipt |
| 영수증 한 장 | one receipt |
The Mistake to Avoid
At a restaurant two similar-looking requests do different jobs.
Wrong: Asking for the receipt with 계산서.
Correct: At a restaurant 계산서 is the bill to pay; 영수증 is the proof of payment you get afterwards.
So ask for the 계산서 before paying and the 영수증 after.
영수증 Compared with 계산서 and 청구서
Two words are close to 영수증 in the payment process.
| Word | Meaning | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| 계산서 | bill | The bill at a restaurant, before paying. |
| 청구서 | invoice | A request for payment, sent before the money moves. |
Where Does the Word Come From?
영수증 is written 領收證 in hanja: 領 (receive), 收 (collect) and 證 (proof). The word is literally "proof that something was received".
Accepting a Receipt at Checkout
A cashier has finished taking payment at a shop. The customer wants the receipt and asks for it to go in the bag, rather than asking for another bill.
Cashier
영수증 드릴까요?
Yeongsujeung deurilkkayo?
Would you like a receipt?
Customer
네, 주세요.
Ne, juseyo.
Yes, please.
Cashier
여기 있습니다.
Yeogi itseumnida.
Here you are.
Customer
봉투에 넣어 주세요.
Bongtue neoeo juseyo.
Please put it in the bag.
드릴까요 is a courteous offer from the person giving something. 주세요 is the customer’s request to receive it. The receipt does not need to be named again in the last line because both speakers know what should go in the bag. 봉투에 marks the bag as the place to put it.
What Might a Cashier Ask You?
영수증 필요하세요? means “Do you need a receipt?” You can answer 네, 주세요 to accept one or 아니요, 괜찮아요 to decline. The latter means “No, I’m fine” in this situation. It politely turns down the offered slip; it does not mean that the payment has failed or that you want to cancel the purchase.
The word stays 영수증 whether the proof is printed or digital. 종이 영수증 means “paper receipt”, and 전자 영수증 means “electronic receipt”. On a screen, 영수증 출력 is a receipt-printing option. 출력 means output or printing here, so this label concerns producing the receipt rather than making a second purchase.
An itemized receipt can help you identify what was charged, but the vocabulary alone does not establish a shop’s return conditions. If you are keeping a receipt for a return or an expense claim, keep the relevant payment details too. A receipt is proof of a transaction, not a promise that every purchase can be refunded.
Why Does 끊다 Mean “Issue” Here?
영수증을 끊다 is a set combination meaning “to issue a receipt”. 끊다 often means “cut” or “break off” elsewhere, but no cutting action is required in this phrase. The person receiving the document uses 영수증을 받다. The verb tells you which side of the counter the speaker is describing.
영수증을 보관하다 means “to keep a receipt”. 보관하다 concerns retaining the document for later use, unlike 받다, which describes getting it. 영수증을 잃어버리다 means “to lose the receipt”, as in the existing past-tense example. Learning those verbs gives you a short sequence: receive it, keep it, or report that it has been lost.
영수증 한 장 counts one slip. 장 is the counter for flat sheets, so the phrase is especially natural for paper. The word 한 means “one” before the counter. The counting phrase does not tell you whether the receipt lists one item or several; a single sheet can cover multiple purchases.
Reading the Words beside 영수증
| Korean | Meaning | Useful note |
|---|---|---|
| 결제 | payment | The transaction that the receipt records. |
| 금액 | amount of money | Helps identify the sum shown on a receipt. |
| 합계 | total | The combined amount, rather than an individual item price. |
| 환불 | refund | Returning money after a purchase. |
| 교환 | exchange | Replacing an item rather than returning the money. |
The shopping vocabulary lesson covers the wider checkout and after-purchase vocabulary. 환불 and 교환 may both come up when you bring an item and its receipt back, but they ask the shop to do different things.
Quick Self-Test
- Who usually 영수증을 끊다: the shop or the customer?
- What does 영수증 출력 offer on a screen?
- Does 영수증 한 장 mean the purchase contained only one item?
Show answers
- The shop issues it; the customer receives it.
- Printing the receipt.
- No. It counts the slip, not the purchased items.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say "receipt" in Korean?
Say 영수증 (yeongsujeung). It is neutral and used at every counter.
How do you ask for a receipt?
Say 영수증 주세요.
What is the difference between 영수증 and 계산서?
계산서 is the bill you pay at a restaurant. 영수증 is the proof you get after paying.
What is a 현금영수증?
It is a cash receipt, tied to a cash payment.
Related Words and What to Learn Next
- Checkout words are grouped in the shopping vocabulary list.
- More shop and cash vocabulary lives in Korean words A to Z.
- Pair the payment slip with the restaurant bill in your vocabulary flashcard decks.
- The restaurant bill is on the bill page.
- Next in the shopping list is sale.