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invoice

in·voice [ ín vòyss ]


noun  (plural in·voic·es)
Definition:
 
1. request for payment: a written record of goods or services provided and the amount charged for them, sent to a customer or employer as a request for payment

2. shipment of goods: a shipment of goods that is recorded on an invoice



transitive verb  (past and past participle in·voiced, present participle in·voic·ing, 3rd person present singular in·voic·es)
Definition:
 
send invoice to somebody: to send somebody an invoice for payment

[Mid-16th century. Originally plural of obsolete invoy< obsolete French envoy< envoyer (see envoy)]
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