From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinvoicein‧voice1 /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ ●○○ noun [countable] BBTa list of goods that have been supplied or work that has been done, showing how much you owe for them → bill► see thesaurus at bill
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invoice• They sent him an invoice at the end of the month.• We have received an invoice for $250.• To mean that an invoice issued on 15 June would have to be due no later than 15 July.• Accommodation and meals as confirmed on your final invoice.• Each year the trading partners exchange millions of invoices, checks, purchase orders, financial reports, and other transactions.• One invoice had fitted all the requirements perfectly.• The supply would not be on a tax invoice, so the buyer would not be able to reclaim the tax paid.• You will find the invoice attached to the box.• Whitacre would submit the invoices and divert the payments to businesses he established or controlled.• All fees are payable when the invoice is issued.invoiceinvoice2 verb [transitive] BBTto send someone an invoice→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
invoice• Another method is to allocate the total costs over the two years on the basis of work invoiced.• You will be invoiced as soon as the work is completed.• It appears that Olympic didn't invoice customers for kit shipped.• Schools actually place orders on the showroom visits and are invoiced directly for these.• No foreign warehouses were necessary and orders were invoiced in the appropriate foreign currency.• Now that the season is ended it would be appropriate for your Finance Department to invoice the Regional Council for this sum.• The company invoiced us for the cost of using their conference hall.From Longman Business Dictionaryinvoicein‧voice1 /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ noun [countable]ACCOUNTING1a document sent by a seller to a customer with details of goods or services that have been provided, their price, and the payment dateWe require suppliers to submit invoices with services clearly categorized.2issue/raise an invoiceCOMMERCE to prepare and send an invoice or to arrange for one to be prepared and sentAn invoice raised in April related to the first stage of the contract payment.3chase up an invoice informalCOMMERCE to try to persuade someone to pay an unpaid invoiceOn completion of a job I give a report to the client, raise invoices and if necessary chase them up.invoiceinvoice2 verb [transitive]ACCOUNTING to prepare an invoice and send it to a customerinvoice somebody for somethingWe’ll invoice you for any damage to the rented car. —invoicing noun [uncountable]We handle the whole process, from the receipt of the customer’s order to invoicing.→ See Verb tableOrigin invoice1 (1500-1600) Early French envois, plural of envoi “message” 