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double-bill

[ duhb-uh l-bil ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈbɪl /

verb (used with object)

to bill (different accounts) for the same charge: He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.
to place (a motion picture) on a double bill: The film is being double-billed in some theaters.

verb (used without object)

to bill different accounts for the same charge.

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Origin of double-bill

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby double-bill

double-action, double-aspect theory, double-bank, double-barreled, double-barrelled, double-bill, double-blind, double-book, double-bottom, double-breasted, double-breasting

Definition for double-bill (2 of 2)

double bill

noun

double feature.

Origin of double bill

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for double-bill

double bill

noun

a programme or event with two main items
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Idioms and Phrases with double-bill

double bill

see double feature.

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