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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- bill·er, noun
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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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a male given name, form of William.
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How to use bill in a sentence
What starts with a few innocent bills can—before you know it—become an overwhelming document pile you’re forced to tear through in a panic looking for your lost passport.
Great filing cabinets for your home office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-Science“We are currently growing at 110% average month on month in sales and our average bill value has gone up by 10 times in the last 6 months,” he said.
UrbanKisaan is betting on vertical farming to bring pesticide-free vegetables to consumers and fight India’s water crisis | Manish Singh | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchAn investigation this year by ProPublica found that companies run by the governor’s family have accumulated $128 million in judgments and settlements in cases brought by vendors and other businesses and government entities over unpaid bills.
This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators | by Ken Ward Jr. | September 17, 2020 | ProPublicaThe bills are usually paid in private, with no public disclosure.
Trump’s businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic | David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThey would allow lawmakers to pass, or at least put up to vote, targeted bills on unemployment, increased testing, and other issues.
Why lawmakers may choose a more targeted approach for the second round of COVID stimulus | Aric Jenkins | September 16, 2020 | Fortune
“Someone is determined to keep bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers | Stereo Williams | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTrue, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the bill of Rights.
But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy bill Cosby.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers | Stereo Williams | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThat is the difference between the protections embedded in our bill of Rights and the lived lives of our citizenry.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 PhillipsSeveral able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill when one Mr. Morrisett, from Monroe, took the floor.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHe is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThen, you know, she had no right to play in the Rooms again; she was supposed to pay her hotel bill, and leave Monte Carlo.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonFor Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
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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