Bill definition

A piece of legal paper money.

A draft of a law proposed to a lawmaking body.

To present a statement of costs or charges to.

A statement, usually itemized, of charges for goods or services; invoice.

To present a statement of charges to.

To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list.

(slang) One hundred dollars.

Any promissory note.

(person, proper, name) A masculine name.

The definition of a bill is a beak or beak-like part of an animal.

Bill is defined as a statement of fees or charges, or a list of what's available or offered.

A bill of exchange.

(obsolete) A promissory note.

A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

The law enacted from such a draft.

A document containing the formal statement of a case in equity; a complaint seeking equitable relief.

An indictment or charge in an indictment against an accused person.

To advertise or schedule by public notice or as part of a program.

To declare or describe officially; proclaim.

A structure projecting from the head of a bird, consisting of the jaws and their horny covering and including the upper and lower mandibles; a beak.

A similar horny mouth part, such as that of a turtle.

The visor of a cap.

(nautical) The tip of the fluke of an anchor.

To touch beaks together.

A billhook.

A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked blade and a long handle.

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 bill of exchange.

(obs.) A written document, esp. one with a seal.

(law) A written declaration of charges or complaints filed in a legal action.

A bank note or piece of paper money.

(slang) A hundred dollars or a hundred-dollar bill.

To make out a bill of (items); list.

To post bills or placards throughout (a town, etc.)

To book for shipping.

To advertise by bills or posters.

To book or engage (a performer or performance)

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.

To touch bills together.

To caress someone lovingly.

A medieval weapon having a hook-shaped blade with a spike at the back, mounted on a long staff.

A structure projecting from the head of a bird, consisting of the jaws and their horny covering and including the upper and lower mandibles; a beak.

A similar horny mouth part, such as that of a turtle.

A draft of a proposed statute submitted to a legislature by one of its members for consideration and possible enactment.

A bill that, if enacted, would authorize the expenditure of government funds.

The final draft of a bill after it is adopted by both houses of a legislature, printed, checked for errors, and signed by the presiding officers of both houses before it is sent to the president or a governor for approval or rejection. See also engrossed 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.

A bill concerning the interests, or affecting, only one or a small number of individuals, entities, or localities.

A bill concerning the general interests of, or affecting, the whole community, state, or country.

The words used in a grand jury’s notation on a bill of indictment indicating that insufficient evidence exists to support a criminal charge set forth in the proposed indictment. Such a decision by the grand jury prevents the prosecution from pursuing a criminal action against the defendant based on those charges until a new grand jury is selected.

A piece of legislation for the purpose of levying taxes. By the United States Constitution, all federal revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives. A similar provision constraining the origin of revenue bills to one particular house of the state legislature is part of many of the various state constitutions.

The words used in a grand jury’s notation on a bill of indictment indicating that sufficient evidence exists to support a criminal charge set forth in the proposed indictment that, if proved, would result in the defendant’s conviction. Once the bill of indictment is indorsed as a true bill and filed with the court, the prosecution must pursue a criminal action against the defendant based on those charges unless the court approves a dismissal.

To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.

(US, slang) One Hundred Dollars.

An itemized list or statement of fees or charges.

A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu.

The entertainment offered by a theater.

A public notice, such as an advertising poster.