Work and business / B1

INV-oys/ˈɪnvɔɪs/

An invoice is a bill for goods or work: raise an invoice; pay an invoice; an unpaid invoice. A receipt proves you have paid; an invoice asks for payment. Bill is everyday (a restaurant bill). Invoice is also a verb. Do not call a till receipt an invoice. UK small businesses talk of 14-day or 30-day payment terms.

Meaning

A document that lists goods or work and asks for payment.

Examples

• “Please pay the invoice within fourteen days.”
• “Accounts will not release the order until the invoice is paid.”
• “She invoiced the client for two extra design hours, which is the verb.”

Good to know

pay / raise / issue an invoice. Everyday: bill. Proof of payment: receipt. Also a verb. Not a till receipt.

Near in meaning

bill

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