billing

[bil-ing]

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.

billing

/ 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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of billing¹

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

Example Sentences

The breach concerns data stored with Alert Alarm’s external billing partner in Sweden, it said.

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“And we will be billing the F— out of August thru November for sure.”

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“Credit-card companies, for example, usually report by a recurring date known as the billing cycle or statement date. But the exact day of the month may be different for each provider.”

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“It is critical that policymakers support the affordable coverage options Americans count on today while also addressing the drivers of rising costs, including drugmakers’ exorbitant prices and hospitals’ opaque billing practices, ” Bond said.

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Over 15 scintillating minutes and two overtimes, the young season’s most anticipated Big Ten showdown didn’t just live up to the billing.

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Related Words

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