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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

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

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

Depictions of the U.K. capital wildly differ in the Ronan double bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Another entertainment of notable excellence is that provided by the double bill at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, consisting of Galsworthy's The Little Man and Chesterton's Magic.

From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various