1
: an itemized list of goods shipped usually specifying the price and the terms of sale : bill
2
: a consignment of merchandise
Examples of invoice in a Sentence
Noun
Payment is due within 30 days after receipt of the invoice.
the invoice stated that we owed $1500
Verb
They will invoice you directly.
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Oleg Chanchikov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
More recently, Eau Claire has been billing public safety costs through venues instead of directly sending invoices up front to campaigns, to ensure payments from campaigns -- including $4,000 from Sen. JD Vance's visit in September and roughly $16,000 from Harris' visit in August.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
But Brue found a way to supplement his salary: creating a fake company and then fraudulently invoicing the school districts for work never performed.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
For example, a company may want to introduce a product in new markets but can't finance new sales representatives due to unpaid invoices from distributors.
—Oleg Chanchikov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
More recently, Eau Claire has been billing public safety costs through venues instead of directly sending invoices up front to campaigns, to ensure payments from campaigns -- including $4,000 from Sen. JD Vance's visit in September and roughly $16,000 from Harris' visit in August.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Zoho Books tracks your inventory stock level (taking into account items to be invoiced and billed), displays a list of related transactions, and provides the item’s history.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
But Brue found a way to supplement his salary: creating a fake company and then fraudulently invoicing the school districts for work never performed.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for invoice
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“Invoice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invoice. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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invoice
noun
in·voice
ˈin-ˌvȯis 
1
: a seller's itemized statement to a buyer usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale : bill sense 4
2
: a consignment of merchandise
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