invoice

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: in=voice

CIDE DICTIONARY

invoice, 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.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the merchant receives a large invoice of goods.  [1913 Webster]

invoice, v. t. 

 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.  [1913 Webster]
"Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

invoice, n. & v.
--n. a list of goods shipped or sent, or services rendered, with prices and charges; a bill.
--v.tr.
1 make an invoice of (goods and services).
2 send an invoice to (a person).

Etymology

earlier invoyes pl. of invoy = ENVOY(2)

THESAURUS

invoice

account, bill, bill of account, bill of fare, bill of lading, books, call, call in, carte, check, demand payment, dun, itemized bill, ledger, manifest, menu, reckoning, score, send a statement, statement, tab

ROGET THESAURUS

invoice

List

N list, catalog, catalogue, inventory, register, account, bill, bill of costs, terrier, tally, listing, itemization, atlas, book, ledger, catalogue raisonne, tableau, invoice, bill of lading, prospectus, bill of fare, menu, carte, score, census, statistics, returns, contents, table of contents, outline, synopsis, checklist, table, chart, database, index, inverted file, word list, concordance, dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, glossary, thesaurus, file, card index, card file, rolodex, address book, Red book, Blue book, Domesday book, cadastre, directory, gazetter, almanac, army list, clergy list, civil service list, navy list, Almanach de Gotha, cadaster, Lloyd's register, nautical almanac, who's who, Guiness's Book of World Records, roll, check roll, checker roll, bead roll, muster roll, muster book, roster, panel, jury list, cartulary, diptych, cadastral.