bill
1a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.
Government. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
a written or printed public notice or advertisement.
any written paper containing a statement of particulars: a bill of expenditures.
Law. a written statement, usually of complaint, presented to a court.
Slang. one hundred dollars: The job pays five bills a week.
entertainment scheduled for presentation; program: a good bill at the movies.
Obsolete.
a written and sealed document.
a written, formal petition.
to charge for by bill; send a bill to: The store will bill me.
to enter (charges) in a bill; make a bill or list of: to bill goods.
to advertise by bill or public notice: A new actor was billed for this week.
to schedule on a program: The management billed the play for two weeks.
Idioms about bill
fit the bill, to be just what is needed for a particular purpose: If you're looking for things to do with the family, this not-too-spooky Great Pumpkin Fest is sure to fit the bill.: Also fill the bill .
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1Other words for bill
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- bill·er, noun
Other definitions for bill (2 of 5)
the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
the visor of a cap or other head covering.
a beaklike promontory or headland.
to join bills or beaks, as doves.
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3Other definitions for bill (4 of 5)
the cry of the bittern.
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4Other definitions for Bill (5 of 5)
a male given name, form of William.
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How to use bill in a sentence
In fact, by the end of 2014, it passed over 220 bills, which were signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExactly what these bills would do, however, is a little unclear.
But throughout all this, Malone describe herself as “oddly responsible,” wanting to help her moms pay the bills as young as 10.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom | Marlow Stern | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA stocking stuffed with $324,000 in easily negotiable $20 bills weighs 132 pounds.
For my technologically illiterate mother, the idea of paying bills online provokes as much anxiety as throwing something away.
The difficulty of educating handlers of bills in distant places as to American credits.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThe lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThe Act permits member banks to accept an amount of bills not exceeding 50 per cent.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThe charges in general are quite reasonable, though I have paid one or two absurd bills.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyBut the ill-natured people were quite wrong; it was not Messrs. Jones who paid Mrs. Charmington's bills.
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British Dictionary definitions for bill (1 of 4)
/ (bɪl) /
money owed for goods or services supplied: an electricity bill
a written or printed account or statement of money owed
mainly British such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etc: Usual US and Canadian word: check
any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programme: who's on the bill tonight?
fit the bill or fill the bill informal to serve or perform adequately
a statute in draft, before it becomes law
a printed notice or advertisement; poster
US and Canadian a piece of paper money; note
an obsolete name for promissory note
law See bill of indictment
See bill of exchange
See bill of fare
archaic any document
to send or present an account for payment to (a person)
to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement
to advertise by posters
to schedule as a future programme: the play is billed for next week
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1British Dictionary definitions for bill (2 of 4)
/ (bɪl) /
the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon
any beaklike mouthpart in other animals
a narrow promontory: Portland Bill
nautical the pointed tip of the fluke of an anchor
(of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together
(of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously
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2British Dictionary definitions for bill (3 of 4)
/ (bɪl) /
a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade
short for billhook
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3British Dictionary definitions for bill (4 of 4)
/ (bɪl) /
ornithol another word for boom 1 (def. 4)
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4Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with bill
see clean bill of health; fill the bill; foot the bill; sell a bill of goods.
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