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noun
double feature.
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Origin of double bill

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby double bill

double-barrelled, double bass, double bassoon, double batten, double bed, double bill, double bind, double-blind, double block, double blossom, double bogey

Other definitions for double bill (2 of 2)

double-bill
[ duhb-uhl-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.

Origin of double-bill

First recorded in 1925–30
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Words related to double bill

doubleheader, twin bill

How to use double bill in a sentence

  • I have never been associated with an entertainment which was received with such manifest appreciation as that double bill.

    Nat Goodwin's Book|Nat C. Goodwin

  • Notwithstanding the “double bill” suggested by the two heads, it still continues a favourite inn sign.

    The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood

British Dictionary definitions for double bill

double bill
noun
a programme or event with two main items
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with double bill

double bill

see double feature.

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