bill¹ Definition
bill (bil)
noun
- a statement, usually itemized, of charges for goods or services; invoice
- a statement or list, as a menu, theater program, ship's roster, etc.
- a poster or handbill, esp. one announcing a circus, show, etc.
- the entertainment offered in a theater
- a draft of a law proposed to a lawmaking body
- a bill of exchange
- any promissory note
- ☆
- a bank note or piece of paper money
- Slang a hundred dollars or a hundred-dollar bill
- Obsolete a written document, esp. one with a seal
- Law a written declaration of charges or complaints filed in a legal action
Etymology: ME bille < Anglo-L billa, altered < ML bulla, sealed document < L, knob, bubble: see boil
transitive verb
- to make out a bill of (items); list
- to present a statement of charges to
- to advertise by bills or posters
- to book or engage (a performer or performance)
- to post bills or placards throughout (a town, etc.)
- to book for shipping
bill¹ Related Forms
bill¹ Idioms
fill the bill
☆Informal to meet the requirements
bill² Definition
bill (bil)
noun
- the horny jaws of a bird, usually projecting to a point; beak
- a beaklike mouth part, as of a turtle
- the point of an anchor fluke
- ☆ the peak, or visor, of a cap
Etymology: ME & OE bile < IE base *bhei-, to strike
intransitive verb
- to touch bills together
- to caress someone lovingly: now only in the phrase bill and coo, to kiss, talk softly, etc. in a loving way
bill³ Definition
bill (bil)
Bill Definition
Bill (bil)
noun
a masculine name
bill Synonyms
bill
n.
A statement of account
invoice, itemized account, request for payment, check, tab*; see also statement 3.A piece of paper money
bank note, note, Federal Reserve note, currency, paper money, gold certificate, silver certificate, dollar bill, long green*, greenback*, folding money*, skin*, one-spot*, fiver*, five-spot*, tenner*, ten-spot*, sawbuck*, C-note*; see also dollar, money 1.A statement prepared for enactment into law
draft, measure, proposal, act, proposed act, piece of legislation; see also law 3.A handbill
poster, circular, folder; see advertisement 1, 2.A formal statement, usually legal
charge, allegation, indictment; see declaration 2.A beak
nib, mandible, projection; see beak.
fill the bill*
bill Synonyms
bill
v.
bill Law Definition
n
appropriation bill
engrossed bill
enrolled bill
omnibus bill
- A bill that contains proposals on a variety of subjects. Usually, such a bill will have one major provision dealing with one topic and several minor provisions regarding matters unrelated to the major subject.
- A bill that contains all proposals on a single (usually broad) subject, such as an omnibus education bill that includes all proposals regarding, however tangentially, the subject of education.
private bill
public bill
no bill or no true bill
revenue bill
true bill
bill Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fit: In their current format long term fixed rates do not fit the bill.
- pay: His day job was simply a way of paying the bills!
- foot: After all, it is the taxpayer who foots the bill.
- itemize: Check to see how the bill is worked out - ask for the firm's hourly rate and an itemized bill.
- amend: Conservatives are playing a constructive part in seeking to amend this Bill.
Adjective modifier
- ingrossed: An ingrossed Bill for improvement of Tillage was read a Third time.
- triple: Nobody knows how to make a triple bill now.
- unpaid: It covers your current fuel use and also pays off a certain amount of your unpaid bill each week.
- monthly: Which monthly bills will I need to send in?
- hefty: The breakdown of the chain left Lin with a hefty bill.
Modifies a noun
- payer: You must be over 18 with the bill payers permission before you call.
- clinton: Like never before to serve me calls bill clinton.
Noun used with modifier
- draft: The draft Bill, with notes, is set out at Annex 2.
- utility: These include a passport, utility bill or driving license.
- electricity: What you pay for in electricity bills is ENERGY.
- dollar: You know, like it says on dollar bills?
- fuel: Mrs Green's fuel bills are £ 12.50 per week.
- tax: Less than 10 % of your council tax bill is actually used to fund South Norfolk Council services.
Possessives
vet: All vets ' bills will paid by the league.
Preposition: of
lading: Further, under the Hamburg Rules, which were in force in Chile, this constituted good delivery under the bills of lading.
Browse dictionary entries near bill
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- ‹ bilious
- ‹ bilingual
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- ‹ biliary
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