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Damalord Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
dummy invoice
Hi,
Suppose I have two invoices one states the right value of the goods and the other states a value less than the real price (to fool customs). Can I call the second invoice "a dummy invoice"? And is it understandable by native speakers?
Thank you
Suppose I have two invoices one states the right value of the goods and the other states a value less than the real price (to fool customs). Can I call the second invoice "a dummy invoice"? And is it understandable by native speakers?
Thank you
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Dear Damalord, A «dummy invoice» may be a counterfeit invoice. It may also be an example in a demonstration. It is therefore ambiguous.
- Dear Damalord, A «dummy invoice» may be a counterfeit invoice.
- It may also be an example in a demonstration.
- It is therefore ambiguous.
- You may inadvertently deceive your native speaker if you use it.
- It is therefore perhaps better to say «fake» or «fraudulent» invoice.
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Dear Damalord,
A «dummy invoice» may be a counterfeit invoice. It may also be an example in a demonstration.
It is therefore ambiguous. You may inadvertently deceive your native speaker if you use it.
A «dummy invoice» may be a counterfeit invoice. It may also be an example in a demonstration.
It is therefore ambiguous. You may inadvertently deceive your native speaker if you use it.
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thanks gold mund.
Strangely a native American english speaker used when he wrote to me about these invoices??!! but it sounded odd to me
Strangely a native American english speaker used when he wrote to me about these invoices??!! but it sounded odd to me
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Hi,
I've heard 'dummy invoice' used a lot to describe this kind of thing.
You certainly could say 'fraudulent', meaning it is intended to deceive. If I wanted to speak carefully, though, I'd hesitate to say 'fake'. It's a genuine invoice, on genuine paper, with false information. A fake $10 bill, for example, means it is physically not genuine.
Best wishes, Clive
I've heard 'dummy invoice' used a lot to describe this kind of thing.
You certainly could say 'fraudulent', meaning it is intended to deceive. If I wanted to speak carefully, though, I'd hesitate to say 'fake'. It's a genuine invoice, on genuine paper, with false information. A fake $10 bill, for example, means it is physically not genuine.
Best wishes, Clive
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