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Latest post Wed, Sep 14 2005 9:05 AM by Mister Micawber. 1 replies.
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Anonymous  +  137204 Wed, 14 Sep 05 08:32 AM

I try to make a sentence in the context below:

Someone bought some food in a store. after payment for the food, he aksed for an invoice. The store keeper said: "sorry, we have run out of our invoices. now I'd like to issue a receipt to you and later you can give it back to me in exchange for a formal invoice."

The sentence I try to make is intended to go like:

The buyer can exchange/barter the interim receipt for a formal invoice.

can someone help me with the italinianzed part i.e. "exchage/barter"?(are both correct? or only one correct. if so which one is the correct one.)

thanks
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Mister Micawber  +  137213 Wed, 14 Sep 05 09:05 AM

Exchange is correct; barter is used for the exchange of goods.  Receipts and invoices are not goods.
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