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invoice

/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
in-voice
IPA
/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.

noun

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

noun

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

verb

To bill; to issue an invoice to.

Transitive verb

verb

To make an invoice for (goods or services).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

invoices (plural) invoices (present, singular) invoicing (participle, present) invoiced (participle, past) invoiced (past)

Derived Forms

invoiceability invoiceable invoicee invoicer misinvoice reinvoice uninvoiced

Phrases

commercial invoice e-invoice invoice price sticker price list price

Frequently Paired Words

sticker price list price

Synonyms

shipment bill account

Questions

How do you pronounce invoice?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/.
What does invoice mean?
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.
Where does invoice come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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