diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_invoice.py b/addons/account/models/account_invoice.py
index 60dc903bce1..662a3e8828b 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_invoice.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_invoice.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class AccountInvoice(models.Model):
     def _onchange_amount_total(self):
         for inv in self:
             if inv.amount_total < 0:
-                raise Warning(_('You cannot validate an invoice with a negative total amount. You should create a refund instead.'))
+                raise Warning(_('You cannot validate an invoice with a negative total amount. You should create a credit note instead.'))
 
     @api.model
     def _default_journal(self):
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ class AccountInvoice(models.Model):
         if to_open_invoices.filtered(lambda inv: inv.state != 'draft'):
             raise UserError(_("Invoice must be in draft state in order to validate it."))
         if to_open_invoices.filtered(lambda inv: inv.amount_total < 0):
-            raise UserError(_("You cannot validate an invoice with a negative total amount. You should create a refund instead."))
+            raise UserError(_("You cannot validate an invoice with a negative total amount. You should create a credit note instead."))
         to_open_invoices.action_date_assign()
         to_open_invoices.action_move_create()
         return to_open_invoices.invoice_validate()
diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_invoice_view.xml b/addons/account/views/account_invoice_view.xml
index b744b050d5e..b313f1dc431 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_invoice_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_invoice_view.xml
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
         <menuitem action="action_invoice_tree1" id="menu_action_invoice_tree1" parent="menu_finance_receivables" sequence="1"/>
 
         <record id="action_invoice_out_refund" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="name">Customer Refunds</field>
+            <field name="name">Customer Credit Notes</field>
             <field name="res_model">account.invoice</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,kanban,form,calendar,pivot,graph</field>
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_account_invoice_filter"/>
             <field name="help" type="html">
               <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
-                Click to create a customer refund.
+                Click to create a customer credit note.
               </p><p>
                 Odoo's electronic invoicing allows to ease and fasten the
                 collection of customer payments. Your customer receives the
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
 
 
         <record id="action_invoice_in_refund" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="name">Vendor Refunds</field>
+            <field name="name">Vendor Credit Notes</field>
             <field name="res_model">account.invoice</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,kanban,form,calendar,pivot,graph</field>
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_account_invoice_filter"/>
             <field name="help" type="html">
               <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
-                Click to record a new vendor refund.
+                Click to record a new vendor credit note.
               </p><p>
                 You can control the invoice from your vendor according to
                 what you purchased or received.