In plain English
This is the calendar date marking when the seller officially creates that specific bill as an invoice. It applies to one particular invoice, not to the whole account period.
In context
Here, “invoice date” identifies the date when the seller issued that invoice.
- Situation
- Understanding invoices, billing statements, balances, due dates, credits, and receipts
- What it communicates
- labels the date the invoice was issued
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not tell you when payment is due.
Examples
“The invoice date was 3 March, although the goods had arrived two weeks earlier.”
“The clerk entered the invoice date from the seller's bill rather than the delivery date.”