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original receipt

An original receipt is the receipt first issued for a transaction as proof of payment, rather than a copy, duplicate, or later reprint.

In plain English

This means the first receipt created when a payment is made. It is the initial proof-of-payment record, not something copied, duplicated, or printed again later.

In context

Here, it specifies that the receipt being requested is the first issued proof of payment, not a copy, duplicate, or later reprint.

Situation
Submitting claims, evidence, estimates, and following claim status
What it communicates
specifies that the requested receipt is the original issued record

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not state any other details about the transaction beyond identifying the first-issued receipt.

Examples

“He kept the original receipt and gave the later reprint to his sister.”

Core meaning

“The clerk asked for the original receipt when Marta said she had already paid.”

In context