invoice

[in-vois]

noun

1. an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.

2. the merchandise or shipment itself.

verb (used with object)

invoiced, invoicing 

1. to present an invoice to.

   The manufacturer invoiced us for six whiteboards.

2. to present an invoice for.

   five chairs invoiced and shipped last month.

verb (used without object)

invoiced, invoicing 

1. to prepare or submit an invoice.

2. to have a value if or when inventoried.

   The merchandise in stock invoiced far more than we expected.

invoice

/ ˈɪnvɔɪs /

noun

1. a document issued by a seller to a buyer listing the goods or services supplied and stating the sum of money due

verb

1. (tr)

   1. to present (a customer) with an invoice

   2. to list (merchandise sold) on an invoice

Other Word Forms

• uninvoiced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of invoice¹

First recorded in 1550–60; variant of invoyes, plural of obsolete invoy, variant of envoy ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of invoice¹

C16: from earlier invoyes, from Old French envois, plural of envoi message; see _envoy ¹

Example Sentences

Briones allegedly demanded a series of payments and gifts from vendors, concealed by falsified invoices, “in exchange for his agreement to carry, increase purchases of, or prominently display certain wines,” according to court filings.

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In written submissions, barrister David Sherborne said it could be "inferred" through an invoice that extensive details in a Daily Mail story ahead of Prince William's birthday party were "obtained through blagging" - meaning dishonestly.

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The company said it was "working to clear a backlog of payments" to suppliers as it now had increased its processing capacity for invoicing.

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The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a fivefold increase to its contract with a law firm that drew heated criticism for the invoices it submitted in a high stakes homelessness case.

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It said the state only had invoices for $91 million of that spending, and that even those invoices were not itemized.

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