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Three-way matching

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In office & administration, three-way matching means: Checking an invoice against its purchase order and goods-receipt record before approving payment.

In Turkish: üçlü eşleştirme

How it is used

Used in accounts-payable controls to compare what was ordered, what arrived and what was billed; differences require investigation.

Example sentences

  1. Three-way matching revealed that the invoice charged for ten chairs but only eight had arrived.

    The delivery record exposes a difference from the billed quantity.

  2. Complete three-way matching before sending the invoice for payment approval.

    The comparison of order, receipt and invoice precedes approval.

Common collocations

  • perform three-way matching
  • three-way matching process
  • complete three-way matching
  • invoiceA document from a supplier that lists the goods or services provided, their prices, the total amount to be paid and the date it must be paid by.
  • purchase orderAn official document a company sends to a supplier to order goods or services, listing the items, quantities, prices and an order number.

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