due bill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of due bill
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Example Sentences
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What’s odd about this scam is that typically I’ve written about fraudsters who are trying to scare you into paying a past due bill, like an electric bill or gas bill.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021
He also brought a mysterious offer of $500 million to help resuscitate the economy, and a due bill of $24,000, which he claims Tshombe owes him for "services of an undisclosed nature" in 1962.
From Time Magazine Archive
With a western Mediterranean campaign looming, it now seems that Hitler will take the due bill out in passage for Nazi troops through Spain, bases in Spanish Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since the end of the Spanish Civil War, Franco has been uncomfortably conscious of the uncollected due bill he gave Hitler for services rendered in the Civil War.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Two pounds and two pennies," said Rollo, "and your due bill for four shillings."
From Rollo in London by Abbott, Jacob
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