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Definition of invoice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

invoice

noun
 
/ˈɪnvɔɪs/
 
/ˈɪnvɔɪs/
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  1. a list of goods that have been sold, work that has been done, etc., showing what you must pay synonym bill
    • to send/issue/settle an invoice for the goods
    • an invoice for £250
    Synonyms billbillaccount ▪ invoice ▪ checkThese are all words for a record of how much you owe for goods or services you have bought or used.bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of something:
    • the gas bill
    account an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month:
    • Put it on my account please.
    invoice (rather formal) a bill for goods that somebody has bought or work that has been done for somebody:
    • The builders sent an invoice for £250.
     bill or invoice?You would get a bill in a restaurant, bar or hotel; from a company that supplies you with gas, electricity, etc.; or from somebody whose property you have damaged. An invoice is for goods supplied or work done as agreed between a customer and supplier.check (North American English) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant:
    • Can I have the check, please?
    In British English the usual word for this is bill.    Patterns
    • the bill/​invoice/​check for something
    • to pay/​settle a(n) bill/​account/​invoice/​check
    • to put something on the/​somebody’s bill/​account/​invoice/​check
    Extra Examples
    • The timber merchants sent an invoice for £250.
    • Immediate payment of the outstanding invoices was requested in an email.
    • Payment will be made within 28 days after receipt of the appropriate VAT invoice.
    • Please pay the final invoice within two weeks.
    • The seller has to issue a tax invoice.
    • The shipping costs can be as high as 50% of the invoice value of the goods.
    Topics Businessc1, Moneyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • outstanding
    • unpaid
    • paid
    • …
    verb + invoice
    • issue
    • raise
    • render
    • …
    invoice + noun
    • price
    • value
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: originally the plural of obsolete invoy, from obsolete French envoy from envoyer ‘send’, from en voie ‘on the way’, based on Latin via ‘way’.
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