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top billing

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noun Theater.

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

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RELATED WORDS

standing, importance, celebrity, renown, greatness, eminence, prestige, fame, reputation, kudos, name, weight, precedence, influence, rank, preeminence, notability, salience

Nearby words

tootsy-wootsy, toowoomba, top, top 40, top banana, top billing, top boot, top brass, top cat, top dead-centre, top dog

Origin of top billing

First recorded in 1940–45
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