invoice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·voice1 /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ ●○○ noun [countable] BBTa list of goods that have been supplied or work that has been done, showing how much you owe for them 发票；发货清单，已完成工作的清单〔单上注明应支付的款项〕 → bill► see thesaurus at bill
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invoice• They sent him an invoice at the end of the month.• We have received an invoice for $250.• To mean that an invoice issued on 15 June would have to be due no later than 15 July.• Accommodation and meals as confirmed on your final invoice.• Each year the trading partners exchange millions of invoices, checks, purchase orders, financial reports, and other transactions.• One invoice had fitted all the requirements perfectly.• The supply would not be on a tax invoice, so the buyer would not be able to reclaim the tax paid.• You will find the invoice attached to the box.• Whitacre would submit the invoices and divert the payments to businesses he established or controlled.• All fees are payable when the invoice is issued.invoice2 verb [transitive] BBTto send someone an invoice 寄送发票给〔某人〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
invoice• Another method is to allocate the total costs over the two years on the basis of work invoiced.• You will be invoiced as soon as the work is completed.• It appears that Olympic didn't invoice customers for kit shipped.• Schools actually place orders on the showroom visits and are invoiced directly for these.• No foreign warehouses were necessary and orders were invoiced in the appropriate foreign currency.• Now that the season is ended it would be appropriate for your Finance Department to invoice the Regional Council for this sum.• The company invoiced us for the cost of using their conference hall.From Longman Business Dictionaryinvoicein‧voice1 /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ noun [countable]ACCOUNTING1a document sent by a seller to a customer with details of goods or services that have been provided, their price, and the payment dateWe require suppliers to submit invoices with services clearly categorized.2issue/raise an invoiceCOMMERCE to prepare and send an invoice or to arrange for one to be prepared and sentAn invoice raised in April related to the first stage of the contract payment.3chase up an invoice informalCOMMERCE to try to persuade someone to pay an unpaid invoiceOn completion of a job I give a report to the client, raise invoices and if necessary chase them up.invoiceinvoice2 verb [transitive]ACCOUNTING to prepare an invoice and send it to a customerinvoice somebody for somethingWe’ll invoice you for any damage to the rented car. —invoicing noun [uncountable]We handle the whole process, from the receipt of the customer’s order to invoicing.→ See Verb tableOrigin invoice1 (1500-1600) Early French envois, plural of envoi “message”in·voice1 nouninvoice2 verbChineseSyllable
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in‧voice1 /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ 
noun [countable]
▪ bill a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay: Many families are struggling to pay their bills. | a credit card bill | We got a huge phone bill. | I asked the waiter to bring me the bill.
▪check American English a bill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant: Can I have the check, please?
▪invoice a document that lists the goods that a company has sent, or the services they have provided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another company: Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice.
▪tab informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, especially for food or drinks that you have had in a restaurant or hotel: People staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab.
invoice2 verb [transitive]
to send someone an invoice
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noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Early French envois, plural of envoi 'message'
a list of goods that have been supplied or work that has been done, showing how much you owe for them ⇨ billOrigin: Early French envois, plural of envoi 'message'
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verb [transitive]to send someone an invoice
bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of sth 指账单 ：◆ the gas bill 煤气费账单 account an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month 指赊销账、赊欠账、赊购 ：◆ Put it on my account please. 请记在我的赊购账上。 invoice ( a bill for goods that sb has bought or work that has been done for sbrather
指发票、发货或服务费用清单 ：◆ The builders sent an invoice for £250. 营造商发出了一张 250 英镑的发票。
bill or invoice? 用 bill 还是 invoice？
check ( a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurantNAmE 指餐馆的账单 ：◆ Can I have the check, please? 请给我结账。 NOTE In British English the usual word for this is bill .此义英式英语中常用 bill。
Patterns
the bill/invoice/check for sthto pay/settle a(n) bill/account/invoice/checkto put sth on the/sb's bill/account/invoice/check