invoice
invoice Lexical Profile
invoice Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, detailing the quantities and costs of goods or services provided and requesting payment.
"The freelance graphic designer submitted her monthly invoice to the marketing agency for the project hours completed."
• verb
To send a commercial document to a buyer requesting payment for goods or services provided.
"Our accounting department will invoice you for the software licenses at the end of the fiscal quarter."
Word Nuance & Usage
An 'invoice' is often confused with a 'receipt'; however, an invoice is a request for payment issued before the transaction is settled, while a receipt is proof of payment issued after the funds are received.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Mid 16th century: originally the plural of the obsolete noun 'invoy', derived from Middle French 'envoi' (dispatch), from the verb 'envoyer' (to send). The spelling was later modified by mistaken association with the word 'voice'.
Usage Trend
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