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   bill

   /bil/

   noun

   • 1. an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges: "the bill for their meal came to $17" Similar invoiceaccountstatementlist of chargestallyamount duecheckinformal:the damagetabinformal, dated:shotarchaic:reckoningscore
   • 2. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion: "a debate over the civil rights bill" Similar draft lawproposed legislationproposalmeasureactAct of Parliament
   • 3. a program of entertainment, especially at a theater: "she was top of the bill at America's leading vaudeville house" Similar program (of entertainment)listinglistlineupplaybilldated:bill of fare
   • 4. a banknote; a piece of paper money: North American "a ten-dollar bill" Similar banknotenotegreenback
   • 5. a poster or handbill: "the circus promoters were posting bills all over town" Similar posteradvertisementpublic noticeannouncementflyerleafletcircularhandouthandbillfly-posterdodgerafficheinformal:adadvert

   verb

   • 1. list (a person or event) in a program: "they were billed to appear but didn't show up" Similar advertisepromoteannouncepostgive advance notice ofput up in lightsscheduleprogramtimetableslate
   • ▪ describe someone or something in a particular, usually promotional, way, especially as a means of advertisement: "he was billed as “the new Sean Connery.”" Similar advertisepromoteannouncepostgive advance notice ofput up in lightsscheduleprogramtimetableslatedescribe ascallstylelabeldubdesignatepronouncepromote aspublicize astalk up asinformal:hype as
   • 2. send a note of charges to (someone): "we shall be billing them for the damage caused" Similar send an invoice toinvoicechargedebitsend a statement to
   • ▪ charge (a sum of money): "we billed her $400,000" Similar send an invoice toinvoicechargedebitsend a statement to

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a written list or catalog): from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla ‘seal, sealed document’ (see also bull2).

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   Definitions of bill. noun. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered. “he paid his bill and left” synonyms: account, invoice. see more. noun. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

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