definitions

due bill

|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR due bill ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a brief written acknowledgment of indebtedness, not payable to order.

RELATED CONTENT

Cosby sweaterRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
Cosby sweaterRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

duty, accountability, requirement, right, necessity, constraint, understanding, commitment, contract, agreement, liability, trust, promise, burden, need, debt, bond, loss, shortfall, conscience

Nearby words

dudley, robert, dudley, thomas, dudleya, duds, due, due bill, due diligence, due process, due process of law, due to, duecento

Origin of due bill

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for due bill

  • He would give his due-bill, and would certainly remit to me at San Francisco, but really couldn't tell exactly when!

    Across America|James F. Rusling

  • He spoke so firmly that I was persuaded to make him a little loan, taking his due-bill for it, which he always insisted on giving.

    The Burial of the Guns|Thomas Nelson Page

British Dictionary definitions for due bill

due bill

noun

mainly US a document acknowledging indebtedness, exchangeable for goods or services
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