billing

American  

[bil-ing] / ˈbɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. 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.

2. advertising; publicity.

   The show was a sellout weeks ahead of the opening because of advance billing.

3. the amount of business done by a firm, especially an advertising agency, within a specified period of time.

4. an act or instance of preparing or sending out a bill or invoice.

5. the total amount of the cost of goods or services billed bill billed to a customer, usually covering purchases made or services rendered within a specified period of time.

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billing British  

/ ˈbɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. theatre the relative importance of a performer or act as reflected in the prominence given in programmes, advertisements, etc

2. public notice or advertising (esp in the phrase advance billing )

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Etymology

Origin of billing

First recorded in 1870–75; bill ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Others, he said, were blaggers who convinced phone companies to send them call and billing information.

From BBC

Purchases during the presale will only be authorized if they are completed using a payment method that has a billing zip code from a qualifying county.

From Los Angeles Times

Indiana officials are barring Piece by Piece Autism Centers from billing the state’s Medicaid program two weeks after the company’s practices were detailed in a WSJ article, state officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“GPUs kind of get top billing wherever they go, but really the CPU is playing an incredibly important role,” Weil said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, she defended the billing practices, saying, “I don’t think Indiana really had any oversight, or not much.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• attention
• clout
• commercial
• distribution
• fame
• hoopla
• hype
• noise
• notoriety
• propaganda