different between invoice vs challan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French envois pl, plural of envoi, from the verb envoyer (“to send”). See also envoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?v??s/

Noun

invoice (plural invoices)

1. A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.

   Synonym: shipment

3. (generally of a vehicle) The price which a seller or dealer pays the manufacturer for goods to be sold.

Related terms

• (price a seller pays): sticker price, list price

Translations

Verb

invoice (third-person singular simple present invoices, present participle invoicing, simple past and past participle invoiced)

1. (transitive) To bill; to issue an invoice to.

   I will invoice my supplier tomorrow.

2. (transitive) To make an invoice for (goods or services).

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ????? (c?l?n).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t???l??n/, /?t??l?n/

Noun

challan (plural challans or challan)

1. (South Asia) An official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc.
   • 2010, Auditing, Dr Ashok Sharma, New Delhi 2010, p. 92:

     The stores department will issue a challan for each packing.

   • 2012, The Times of India, 3 Jan 2012:

     In past two years, Mohali police issued a paltry 17 challans to school bus operators for violations. Offences included speeding, rash driving and overloading.

Verb

challan (third-person singular simple present challans, present participle challaning, simple past and past participle challaned)

1. (South Asia) To issue an official infringement citation.

Anagrams

• Lachlan