# Receipt in older documents also Akquit and Apoche (receipt, acquit)

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## Definition

According to Section 386 of the German Civil Code (BGB), a general acknowledgement of receipt of a service rendered, in the narrower sense in the financial sector of a payment made (a written acknowledgment that something of value was received). - Even today, the word receipt is usually still associated with a paper document, including a printed cash register slip. When payment is received electronically, it is usually referred to as a confirmation of payment. - See Acquit. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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