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Invoice: Definition, Usage & Key Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：bill or list (invoice)

invoice 🔊

/ˈɪnvɔɪs/

n./vt.

A bill or list of things you bought or services you got, showing how much you need to pay.

Invoice document example showing itemized list and total due on a desk

bill or list 🔊

➕

/bɪl ɔr lɪst/

n./vt.

A document that details goods or services provided and specifies the amount owed for payment.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'via' (way) via Old French 'envois' (dispatch), meaning a list sent for payment.

💡 Mnemonic

INVOICE: I Need Verification Of Items, Charges Entirely. It reminds you of a detailed bill.

📖 Example

The freelancer sent the client a detailed invoice for last month's design work. 🔊 The freelancer sent the client a detailed bill for last month's design work.

🔗 Collocations

issue an invoice – to send out a bill for payment

pay an invoice – to settle the amount due on a bill

invoice number – a unique identifier for a billing document

🔄 Synonyms

bill (n.) – a statement of charges for goods or services

statement (n.) – a detailed report of transactions or amounts owed

account (n.) – a record of financial transactions

🚫 Antonyms

receipt (n.) – a document acknowledging that payment has been received, opposite of a request for payment

credit (n.) – an amount added to an account, opposite of a charge

🌱 Derivatives

invoicing (n.) – the act or process of sending invoices

📖 Cultural Story

Invoice derives from Latin 'via' (way) through Old French 'envois' (a sending). Historically used in medieval commerce to document transactions and request payment, evolving into modern billing systems.

Meaning 2：send a bill (invoice)

invoice 🔊

/ˈɪnvɔɪs/

n./vt.

To send someone a bill or list of what they owe you.

Sending an invoice via email with a click on the send button

send a bill 🔊

➕

/sɛnd ə bɪl/

n./vt.

To issue or send a document that lists charges for goods or services provided, requesting payment.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Please invoice me at this email address so I can arrange payment. 🔊 Please send me a bill at this email address so I can arrange payment.

🔗 Collocations

invoice a client – to send a bill to a customer for services

invoice for services – to bill specifically for work performed

automated invoicing – the process of sending bills automatically

🔄 Synonyms

bill (vt.) – to send a statement of charges

charge (vt.) – to request payment for something

debit (vt.) – to record an amount owed

🚫 Antonyms

pay (vt.) – to give money in exchange for goods or services, opposite of requesting payment

credit (vt.) – to add funds to an account, opposite of charging

🌱 Derivatives

invoiced (adj.) – having been sent a bill

invoicer (n.) – one who sends invoices