billing
Americannoun
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the relative position in which a performer or act is listed on handbills, posters, etc..
A star usually receives billing above the title of the play.
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advertising; publicity.
The show was a sellout weeks ahead of the opening because of advance billing.
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the amount of business done by a firm, especially an advertising agency, within a specified period of time.
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an act or instance of preparing or sending out a bill or invoice.
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the total amount of the cost of goods or services billed to a customer, usually covering purchases made or services rendered within a specified period of time.
noun
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theatre the relative importance of a performer or act as reflected in the prominence given in programmes, advertisements, etc
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public notice or advertising (esp in the phrase advance billing )
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“This is the very definition of unreliable service,” Pilling wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
William Pilling, a resident of Rovana, a small unincorporated community near Bishop, told the commission last month that he and his neighbors were experiencing “highly frequent service interruptions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
Judge Pilling warned Rabb that he had "extremely strongly held views" and said he may find himself in contempt of court should he not pay.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024
Nathan Pilling and Coster Dunn scored for the Thunderbirds, who sit in last place in the WHL’s U.S.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
Pilling observed this, and asked the boy: "Who is it?"
From Tales from Bohemia by Stephens, Robert Neilson
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