How to say "invoice" in Japanese

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  • nounThe loanword from English 'invoice', typically referring to the invoice document in international trade, such as shipping and customs paperwork, rather than an ordinary bill for goods or services.
  • 請求書せいきゅうしょCommon
    nounThe general word for a bill or invoice: a document requesting payment for goods or services. Use it for ordinary business billing, where the trade-specific loanword is not called for.
    私は、その請求書せいきゅうしょを払はらう事ことに反対はんたいした。↗
    I objected to paying the bill.

For a document requesting payment, 請求書 is the general word; 「インボイス」 is the loanword, typically used for the invoice paperwork of international trade, such as shipping and customs.

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