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

Scammers could use GenAI tools to create realistic fake invoices that mimic a company’s real vendors or create highly realistic fake identities to secure loans or contracts.

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The supplier of oil filters and windshield wipers has some $6 billion in balance-sheet debt in addition to its off-balance-sheet financing, primarily from factoring, a form of short-term borrowing backed by its customers’ unpaid invoices.

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That was a limited liability company that partnered with the charity to offer jobs to people in Uganda, mostly to handle back-office work for U.S. companies, including the collection of past-due invoices.

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The auto-parts supplier relied heavily on factoring, a form of short-term borrowing backed by customers’ unpaid invoices, The Wall Street Journal has previously reported.

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Much of that should be recovered when the shutdown ends, assuming the government makes good on delayed invoices and back pay for furloughed workers.

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