noun

1. a statement, usually itemized, of charges for goods or services; invoice
2. a statement or list, as a menu, theater program, ship's roster, etc.
3. a poster or handbill, esp. one announcing a circus, show, etc.
4. the entertainment offered in a theater
5. a draft of a law proposed to a lawmaking body
6. a bill of exchange
7. any promissory note
8. ☆
   1. a bank note or piece of paper money
   2. Slang a hundred dollars or a hundred-dollar bill
9. Obsolete a written document, esp. one with a seal
10. 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

1. to make out a bill of (items); list
2. to present a statement of charges to
3. 1. to advertise by bills or posters
   2. to book or engage (a performer or performance)
4. to post bills or placards throughout (a town, etc.)
5. to book for shipping