dictionary definitions for "invoice"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  invoice
      n : an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or
          services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me
          an account of what I owe" [syn: bill, account]
      v : send an bill to; "She invoiced the company for her expenses"
          

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invoice \In"voice`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invoiced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Invoicing.]
     To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to
     a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in
     an invoice.
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           Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and
           invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. --Madison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invoice \In"voice`\, n. [F. envois things sent, goods forwarded,
     pl. of envoi a sending or things sent, fr. envoyer to send;
     cf. F. lettre d'envoi letter of advice of goods forwarded.
     See Envoy.]
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     1. (Com.) A written account of the particulars of merchandise
        shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc.,
        with the value or prices and charges annexed. --Wharton.
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     2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the
        merchant receives a large invoice of goods.
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