invoice

noun in·voice \ ˈin-ˌvȯis \

|Updated on: 21 Aug 2018

Examples: invoice in a Sentence

Definition of invoice

1 : an itemized list of goods shipped usually specifying the price and the terms of sale : bill

2 : a consignment of merchandise

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Examples of invoice in a Sentence

Payment is due within 30 days after receipt of the invoice.
the invoice stated that we owed $1500

Recent Examples of invoice from the Web

Those two types of scams, along with fake invoices or supplier bills, fake checks, and fake tech support end up costing small businesses the most money.

— henry j. morgan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Small-business scams a big problem for owners, as this Menomonee Falls woman knows," 2 July 2018
Saidoff is accused of ordering the chefs in question and public servants, including house managers and Netanyahu’s secretaries, to fabricate the invoices.

— noga tarnopolsky, latimes.com, "Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli prime minister, charged with fraud over government funds for gourmet meals," 21 June 2018
Subsequent reporting found the law department provided legal invoices to the AJC last year that weren’t genuine records.

— j. scott trubey, ajc, "AG: Atlanta City Hall does not face criminal charges in records probe," 5 June 2018
John Balzano placed orders directly with those suppliers, the attorney general’s office said, and then PJ’s Ace Hardware allegedly created new invoices, marked up by 15 to 20 percent.

— samantha bomkamp, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago car wash operators charged with defrauding city in minority business pass-through scheme," 19 Mar. 2018
The bribes were concealed through fake invoices from TENEX to Transport Logistics describing services that were not provided.

— meredith cohn, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland firm fined $2M for bribing Russian nuclear official for uranium contracts," 14 Mar. 2018
The House report cost taxpayers approximately $213,800, according to legal invoices obtained by The Republic through a public records request.

— richard ruelas, azcentral, "Don Shooter subpoenas secret documents in the House sexual harassment investigation," 12 July 2018
In his plea agreement, Mazanowski admitted inflating invoices to American Senior Communities from his landscaping company from 2009 to 2014.

— mark alesia, Indianapolis Star, "Man who reaped $800,000 in nursing home fraud is sentenced," 10 July 2018
According to a review of invoices conducted by WFOR, the emergency contracts cost at least $28 million more than pre-existing contracts for storm cleanup that were awarded by competitive bidding.

— alex sundby, CBS News, "Hurricane Irma emergency contracts cost Florida millions, report says," 18 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of invoice

modification of Middle French envois, plural of envoi message — more at envoi

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First Known Use: 1560

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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invoice Synonyms

Synonyms

account, bill, check, statement, tab;

Related Words

receipt, reckoning;

document, ledger, record;

charge, cost, expense, fee, price, rate, toll;

score, tally;

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

invoice

verb

Definition of invoice

invoiced; invoicing

transitive verb

: to send an invoice for or to

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Examples of invoice in a Sentence

They will invoice you directly.

Recent Examples of invoice from the Web

For example, Arno invoiced Jenkins for 18,000 signatures through May 21 when a tally later shared by Arno's lawyer showed the firm collected less than half that amount in the same time, according to the documents.

— patrick svitek, star-telegram, "After failing to crash Texas’ Senate race, independent candidate alleges Cruz campaign derailed him," 7 July 2018
Paul Hastings invoiced the city more than $667,000 for work in the last three weeks of June alone.

— stephen deere, ajc, "Atlanta’s legal bills related to corruption probe top $7.5M, AJC finds," 28 June 2018
If the arbitrator finds the arbitration to be non-frivolous, the Union-Tribune will pay the fees invoiced by JAMS, including filing fees and arbitrator and hearing expenses.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego Union-Tribune Terms of Service," 25 June 2018
And because so much trade is invoiced in dollars, a stronger American currency reduces trade between other countries, too.

— The Economist, "World economic growth is slowing. Don’t worry—yet," 19 May 2018
Commissioner Jerry Nolte's signature was cut off from a batch of Clay County invoices last year.

— kelsey ryan, kansascity, "Record tampering, retaliation, $600 coffeepots. What's going on in Clay Co. government?," 11 June 2018
LiveOps is similar, but service reps operate as independent contractors, typically invoicing LiveOps $10 to $15 per hour depending on the type of call and performance.

— mary hunt, Woman's Day, "8 Ways to Make Money Online," 3 Mar. 2015
Roughly 40% of all global trade is invoiced in dollars, according to a 2015 paper from Harvard University economist Gita Gopinath, and many countries have borrowed heavily in the currency in recent years.

— chelsey dulaney, WSJ, "U.S. Retreat From Trade Deals Poses a New Threat to Dollar," 13 May 2018
At the completion of the project, Designer will invoice Client for the balance, with payment due within 10 days of the invoice date.

— jenny knizner, USA TODAY, "Why I’ll Never Start Another Freelance Project Without an Agreement," 7 May 2018