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| bill [ bil ] |
noun (plural bills) |
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1. statement of money owed: a written statement of how much money is owed for items purchased or services provided
  I'll send you the bill.
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2. amount owed: the amount of money owed for items or services provided, as shown on a statement
The bill for the meal came to $150!
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3. amount paid: the amount that a person, company, or organization has to pay in taxes, salaries, or other charges
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4. politics law proposal: a written proposal for a new law, discussed and voted upon by the members of a legislative body
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5. advertising notice: a notice, poster, or leaflet advertising something
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6. list of items: a list, especially of entertainment features or acts in a show, or the program of entertainment itself
We've got a brilliant new comedian on the bill tonight.
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7. piece of paper money: a piece of paper money
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8. $100: one hundred dollars, or a piece of paper money worth one hundred dollars
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transitive verb (past and past participle billed, present participle bill·ing, 3rd person present singular bills) |
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1. send request for payment to somebody: to send somebody a statement of how much money is owed for items bought or services provided
Bill me for the cost of dry-cleaning.
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2. advertise something: to advertise an event or performance, especially using posters
It's billed as the biggest ice show on the East Coast.
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3. describe something as something: to describe something that is going to happen or be produced as having a particular quality
billed as the technological advance of the decade
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman bille< medieval Latin bulla "seal on a document"] |
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| bill·a·ble adjective |
| bill·er noun |
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fill or fit the bill to be suitable for a particular purpose
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