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in⋅voice

[in-vois] noun, verb, -voiced, -voic⋅ing.
–noun
1. an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
2. the merchandise or shipment itself.
–verb (used with object)
3. to present an invoice to: The manufacturer invoiced our company for two typewriters.
4. to present an invoice for: five chairs invoiced and shipped last month.
–verb (used without object)
5. to prepare or submit an invoice.
6. to have a value if or when inventoried: The merchandise in stock invoiced far more than we expected.

Origin:
1550–60; var. of invoyes, pl. of obs. invoy, var. of envoy 1
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in·voice   (ĭn'vois')   
n.  
  1. A detailed list of goods shipped or services rendered, with an account of all costs; an itemized bill.

  2. The goods or services itemized in an invoice.

tr.v.   in·voiced, in·voic·ing, in·voic·es
  1. To make an invoice of (goods or services).

  2. To send an invoice to; bill.


[Alteration of obsolete invoyes, pl. of invoy, invoice, from French envoi, a sending, shipment, from envoyer, to send; see envoy1.]
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Word Origin & History

invoice 
1560, from M.Fr. envois, pl. of envoi "dispatch (of goods)," lit. "a sending," from envoyer "to send" (see envoy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·voice
Pronunciation: 'in-"vois
Function: noun
1 : an itemized statement furnished to a purchaser by a seller and usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale : BILL
2 : a consignment of merchandise
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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