invoice
n. countablen. a list of goods or services sent to a buyer that shows how much money they must pay. It is a formal request for payment.
n. a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services.
Please pay the invoice by the end of the month.
The freelance designer sent an invoice for the logo work as soon as the final files were approved.
Standard accounting procedures require that every incoming invoice be matched against a purchase order and a delivery note before the finance department authorizes a bank transfer.
Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy.
Commonly used with verbs like 'issue', 'submit', 'settle', or 'process'.
I received a bill for my consulting servicesI sent an invoice for my consulting servicesLearners often confuse 'bill' and 'invoice'; a seller sends an invoice to request payment, while a buyer receives a bill to pay.