Bill definition
A ten-dollar bill.
An example of bill is a duck's mouth.
An example of bill is a list of prices for cleaning clothes dropped at a dry cleaners.
An example of bill is a poster outside of a theater showing who's performing.
A bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
A policy that was billed as an important departure for the administration.
- To kiss or caress and murmur endearments.
- to meet the requirements
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of bill
- Middle English bille from Norman French from Medieval Latin billa alteration of bulla seal on a document from Latin bubble
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English bil from Old English bill
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English bile
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal", "sealed document”). Compare bull.
From Wiktionary
- Old English bil, from West Germanic. Cognate with German Bille (“axe”) and Dutch bijl (“axe”).
From Wiktionary
- Old English bile, of unknown origin.
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