billed

American  

[bild] / bɪld /

adjective

1. having a bill or beak, especially one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination).

   a yellow-billed magpie.

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Other Word Forms

• unbilled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of billed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bill ², -ed ³

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

billed

Instead, Elevance alleged, the company billed the insurer through a web of more than 100 limited-liability companies that weren’t in its network and billed far higher out-of-network rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Authorities expect 500,000 to 700,000 demonstrators to join marches, with tens of thousands more in Paris alone, in a day billed by one union leader as "a great day of convergence".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Kounalakis, meanwhile, won the race to succeed termed-out Ma as state treasurer, beating Republican Jennifer Hawks, who had billed herself as a political outsider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Garcia Cuerva has billed the new papal visit as a chance to mend divisions in Argentine society, between the rich and poor, left and right.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

We were only as good as the hours we billed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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