Bill - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɪl|  American pronunciation of the word bill
Brit.  |bɪl|  British pronunciation of the word bill

noun

- a statute in draft before it becomes law (syn: measure)
they held a public hearing on the bill
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered (syn: account, invoice)
he paid his bill and left
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) (syn: banknote, greenback, note)
- the entertainment offered at a public presentation
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution (syn: broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway)
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement (syn: card, notice, placard, poster, posting)
- a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
- a cutting tool with a sharp edge (syn: billhook)
he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes (syn: peak, visor, vizor)
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
- horny projecting mouth of a bird (syn: beak, neb, nib, pecker)

verb

- demand payment (syn: charge)
We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
- advertise especially by posters or placards
He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
- publicize or announce by placards (syn: placard)

Extra examples

She ran up an enormous phone bill.

Clients will be billed monthly.

Johnson was billed to speak at two conferences.

The play is billed for next week.

He was billed as the new Sean Connery.

This comedy duo was billed to appear at an anti-smoking rally.

This book was billed as a "riveting adventure story".

The bill for the repairs came to $650.

Have you paid the phone bill?

Could we have the bill, please?

The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.

The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage.

Tricia topped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children's Variety Show.

I was billed for equipment that I didn't order.

He ran up a £1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bill
he/she/it: bills
present participle: billing
past tense: billed
past participle: billed
noun
singular: bill
plural: bills
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