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• double bill
  double bill

  noun

  double feature.
• double-bill
  double-bill

  verb (used with object)

  to bill (different accounts) for the same charge.

double bill

¹ American  

noun

1. double feature.

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double-bill ² American  

[duhb-uhl-bil] / ˈdʌb əlˈbɪl /

verb (used with object)

1. to bill (different accounts) for the same charge.

   He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.

2. to place (a motion picture) on a double bill.

   The film is being double-billed in some theaters.

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verb (used without object)

1. to bill different accounts for the same charge.

double bill British  

noun

1. a programme or event with two main items

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double bill Idioms  

1. see double feature.

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Etymology

Origin of double bill¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of double-bill²

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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He also toured with the longtime singer for the rock band Chicago, Jason Scheff, on a double bill they called Lead Singers of Classic Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Studios had “B” units, which produced the lower half of a double bill.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

Al Pacino will appear for a 35th anniversary screening of Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” and Rob Reiner will present a double bill of Stephen King adaptations with “Stand By Me” and “Misery.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025

The competition begins on Thursday, 29 May in Manchester, where 2015 winners Lancashire host 2018 winners Worcestershire, and Lord's, where Middlesex and Sussex meet in a double bill.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024

"Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire" was done as a double bill with "Pantaloon," in which Miss Barrymore's brother, John Barrymore, who was now coming to be recognized as a very gifted young actor, scored a big success.

From Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick

Despite them being targeted at totally different audiences, we're up for a screening double-bill when they're released.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023

The two films were a staple repertory double-bill for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2018

Still, “The Post” is a necessary double-bill to “All the President’s Men,” which edges Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham out of the story.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2018

There were several fake trailers that ran during Grindhouse, the double-bill paean to 70s-exploitation cinema that paired Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof with Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror.

From Time ● Nov. 24, 2014

The Broadway double-bill would be called “Wolf Hall, Parts 1 and 2,” to sharpen and simplify the branding and marketing.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2014