INVOICE

bill, account, invoice

(noun) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; “he paid his bill and left”; “send me an account of what I owe”

invoice

(verb) send an bill to; “She invoiced the company for her expenses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

invoice (plural invoices)

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.

The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.

Synonym: shipment

(generally of a vehicle) The price which a seller or dealer pays the manufacturer for goods to be sold.

Verb

invoice (third-person singular simple present invoices, present participle invoicing, simple past and past participle invoiced)

(transitive) To bill; to issue an invoice to.

(transitive) To make an invoice for (goods or services).

Source: Wiktionary

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In"voice`, n. Etym: [F. envois things sent, goods forwarded, pl. of envoi a sending or things sent, fr. envoyer to send; cf. F. lettre d'envoi letter of advice of goods forwarded. See Envoy.]

1. (Com.)

Definition: A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges annexed. Wharton.

2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the merchant receives a large invoice of goods.

In"voice`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invoiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Invoicing.]

Definition: To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in an invoice. Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. Madison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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