;;You can assign it to a variable: (def receipt-us (format-receipt "Toilet Paper" 5 format-price-us)) ;; Then the variable holds the value receipt-us; => "Toilet Paper $5" ;; Or you can use it in a call to another function (defn add-store-name [receipt] "A function to add a footer to the receipt" (str receipt "\n Thanks for shopping at Safeway" )) ;; Calls add-store-name with the result of the format function (add-store-name (format-receipt "Toilet Paper" 5 format-price-us)); => "Toilet Paper $5\n Thanks for shopping at Safeway"