top billing

American  

noun

Theater.

1. the first or most prominent position in a list of actors or entertainers, as on a marquee or screen.

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Etymology

Origin of top billing

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

“GPUs kind of get top billing wherever they go, but really the CPU is playing an incredibly important role,” Weil said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Dupont, it means he has someone else to share top billing with in a national team that rivals its football counterpart for popularity and prominence in France.

From BBC

The developer of a multiplayer shooter given top billing at The Game Awards has laid off multiple staff members just two weeks after its release.

From BBC

The baseballs got top billing in the wide-ranging auction that included 579 items, but a Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey sold for well more than the three balls combined.

From Los Angeles Times

But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.

From Los Angeles Times

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