Definition

1. Noun:
   • Invoice; Bill: A document issued by a seller to a buyer, listing the goods or services provided, their quantities, prices, and the total amount due. It serves as a formal request for payment and a record of the transaction.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi cần hóa đơn để được bảo hành sản phẩm. (I need the invoice to get the product warranty.)
  • Nhà hàng sẽ gửi hóa đơn thanh toán cho bạn. (The restaurant will send you the bill for payment.)
  • Vui lòng xuất hóa đơn đỏ cho công ty chúng tôi. (Please issue a VAT invoice for our company.)

Advanced Usage

• "hóa đơn đỏ" / "hóa đơn giá trị gia tăng (VAT)": Value-Added Tax invoice; a special invoice used for tax declaration purposes in Vietnam.

  • Doanh nghiệp cần lưu giữ hóa đơn đỏ để khai thuế. (Businesses need to keep VAT invoices for tax filing.)

• "hóa đơn điện tử": Electronic invoice (e-invoice).

  • Giờ đây, nhiều cửa hàng phát hành hóa đơn điện tử thay vì hóa đơn giấy. (Nowadays, many stores issue electronic invoices instead of paper ones.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biên lai (n): Receipt. (Acknowledges payment but may not list itemized details like an invoice.)
• Phiếu thu (n): Payment voucher; cash receipt.
• Chứng từ (n): Voucher; document (a broader term for financial documents).

Synonyms

• Invoice (n): A detailed bill, often used in business-to-business transactions.
• Bill (n): A statement of charges, commonly used for services like utilities or meals.

Related Phrases

• Làm hóa đơn / Xuất hóa đơn: To make out an invoice / To issue an invoice.

  • Anh ấy đang làm hóa đơn cho đơn hàng mới. (He is making out an invoice for the new order.)

• Thanh toán theo hóa đơn: To pay according to the invoice.

  • Chúng tôi sẽ thanh toán theo hóa đơn bạn gửi. (We will pay according to the invoice you sent.)

Related Idioms

• "Rõ như hóa đơn": As clear as an invoice; meaning something is very clear, explicit, and leaves no room for doubt, similar to "as clear as day."
  • Điều khoản hợp đồng phải rõ như hóa đơn. (The contract terms must be as clear as an invoice.)

noun

1. invoice; bill