billing
Americannoun
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billings
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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.
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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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The FBI is investigating the billing practices of autism-therapy provider the Perfect Child, according to documents and people familiar with the probe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
There were flashes of promise, but by and large it was a shaky debut season, one that did not live up to Antonelli's billing as potentially the next generational talent.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
According to the board’s resolution, DWP customers saw a 15% to 20% median increase in electricity use during the most recent bimonthly billing period compared with the same time last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Providers also failed to complete assessments of each beneficiary’s functional capacities before billing Medicaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Well, it does help, because it gives authority to the performance, and Shakespeare doesn’t need billing, and that way I’m not stealing his material. It’s like I’m celebrating him, which I do.”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Among its main brands, Barbie reported a 9% decline in gross billings, which measure sales to retailers before adjustments, while Fisher-Price reported a 14% drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Wells Fargo’s Richard Polland wrote in a note to clients that while Fortinet beat expectations on metrics like billings and revenue, it did so by a smaller magnitude than investors have come to know.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The network security firm has raised its outlook for billings for the third time this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Infant, toddler and preschool billings dropped 11% on lower Fisher-Price demand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
When she marries the gilded youth with the ambrosial whiskers, their honeymooning is like playing at being married, their heartless billings and cooings are enchanting to see.
From Social Pictorial Satire by George Du Maurier
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