invoice

/ˌɪnˈvɔɪs/

/ˈɪnvɔɪs/

Other forms: invoices; invoiced; invoicing

An invoice is an itemized statement of the money that's owed for goods or services. If you buy books online, they will usually arrive with an invoice telling what books you bought and how much they cost.

Invoice comes from the French verb envoyer, which means to send, and "send" is a verb often used with the noun invoice, like when the online bookstore sends you an invoice. The same sense occurs when you use invoice as a verb. If you tell someone to invoice you for work they've done, you're asking them to send you a bill.

Definitions of invoice

1. noun

   an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
   synonyms: account, bill

   types:

   electric bill

   a bill for money owed for electricity used

   hotel bill

   statement of charges for staying in a hotel

   doctor's bill, medical bill

   statement of charges for medical services

   phone bill, telephone bill

   statement of charges for telephone service

   reckoning, tally

   a bill for an amount due

   tax bill

   money owed for taxes

   check, chit, tab

   the bill in a restaurant

   type of:

   financial statement, statement

   a document showing credits and debits
2. verb

   send an bill to
   “She invoiced the company for her expenses”

   type of:

   bill, charge

   demand payment