invoice

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US /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/
verb noun Freq #18015

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    send an bill to

    They invoiced the company for their expenses.

  2. 2
    noun

    The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.

    The merchant receives a large invoice of goods.

  3. 3
    verb

    To bill; to issue an invoice to.

    I will invoice my supplier tomorrow.

  4. 4
    noun

    an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

  5. 5
    noun

    A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.

  6. 6
    noun

    The price which a seller or dealer pays the manufacturer for goods to be sold.

  7. 7
    noun

    A kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket.

  8. 8
    verb

    To make an invoice for (goods or services).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the lot or set of goods as... shipment
4 noun · an itemized statement of... bill
Word family
Derived forms e-invoiceinvoiceabilityinvoiceableinvoiceeinvoicermisinvoicereinvoiceuninvoiced

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