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INVOICE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

Example:

send me an account of what I owe

Synonyms:

account; bill; invoice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("invoice" is a kind of...):

financial statement; statement (a document showing credits and debits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "invoice"):

electric bill (a bill for money owed for electricity used)

hotel bill (statement of charges for staying in a hotel)

doctor's bill; medical bill (statement of charges for medical services)

phone bill; telephone bill (statement of charges for telephone service)

reckoning; tally (a bill for an amount due)

tax bill (money owed for taxes)

check; chit; tab (the bill in a restaurant)

Derivation:

invoice (send an bill to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Send an bill to

Example:

She invoiced the company for her expenses

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "invoice" is one way to...):

bill; charge (demand payment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

invoice (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered)

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