house billn.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊs ˌbɪl/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊs ˌbɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, bill n.³

Etymology: < house n.¹ + bill n.³

1. A poster or programme advertising and describing a theatrical performance. Cf. playbill n. Now chiefly historical.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > advertising bill

playbill1610

house bill1698

play-card1778

announce bill1824

playlist1915

playlisting1977

1698 G. Powell in Fatal Discov. Pref. to Rdr I would fain ask him [sc. this Libeller], if his Ancient Spectacles, so Critical upon Our House Bills, are not a little oversighted at Theirs.

1829 H. Foote Compan. to Theatres 138 The usual bills of the theatres are termed house bills.

1898 Argosy May 379 She was not on the stage more than seven minutes, but her name was on the house bill.

1956 Virginia Guide to Old Dominion (ed. 6) 168 Notices on the house bills or programs suggested that ‘Ladies and Gentlemen bring their own foot-warmers’.

2007 T. Lockwood in H. Fielding Plays II. 413 On 11 July Drury Lane began running a production of The Beggar's Opera..but no afterpiece on the house bill until 28 July, when The Mock Doctor was added.

2. (A statement detailing) any of various charges incurred in running a household; (now) esp. a utility bill.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > invoice or bill > types of

long bill1616

by-bill1732

house bill1754

gas bill1816

advice note1834

pro forma1836

wash-bill1873

telephone bill1889

phone bill1936

1754 J. Breues Fortune Hunters 74 Add the two bills together, see how your account stands. The House bill... The Washer-woman's Bill.

1860 W. M. Thackeray Letts's Diary in Roundabout Papers (1862) 186 The habit of..swindling paterfamilias on the house bills.

1873 C. A. W. Warfield Miriam Monfort viii. 184 We have no debts—you pay house-bills monthly, and I, fortunately, have just settled off every account I have.

1916 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 396/2 The living then was extraordinarily cheap. My sister showed me her house bills.

2002 Daily Star (Nexis) 1 Oct. 34 The survey found that some house bills, like Council Tax, have soared by an incredible 49 per cent over the last five years.

3. Now chiefly U.S. Usually with capital initial in the first element. A bill introduced in or by a legislative house, (now) esp. the United States House of Representatives.

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1799 C. T. Ellis Sollicitor's Instructor in Parl. 48 After you have given the Report, &c. to your Member, wait in the Lobby of the House of Commons for him, and he will (when he has reported it) bring you the House Bill.

1802 C. T. Ellis Pract. Remarks 36 The House bill then remains with the clerk of the House [of Commons], until it is ordered to be committed.

1884 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 27 Dec. 1/5 The house bill to prohibit the fencing of public lands will be reported back favorably to the Senate with amendments soon after the reconvention of Congress.

1944 N.Y. Times 9 Dec. 9/6 (heading) New top rankings voted for services. 4 ‘Generals of the Army’ and 4 ‘Admirals of the Fleet’ created in House bill.

2009 J. L. Allen Future Church 165 Though the American bishops didn't get the reform they wanted, the punitive dimensions of the House bill never became law.

4. A bill of exchange drawn by a business house on itself. rare.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > drawn by a house on itself

pig on pork1846

house bill1909

1909 Daily Chron. 2 Mar. 3/2 That particular bill of exchange, the ‘house bill’—a bill drawn by a firm or company on itself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	house bill
释义	house billn. Brit. /ˈhaʊs ˌbɪl/, U.S. /ˈhaʊs ˌbɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, bill n.³ Etymology: < house n.¹ + bill n.³ 1. A poster or programme advertising and describing a theatrical performance. Cf. playbill n. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > advertising bill playbill1610 house bill1698 play-card1778 announce bill1824 playlist1915 playlisting1977 1698 G. Powell in Fatal Discov. Pref. to Rdr I would fain ask him [sc. this Libeller], if his Ancient Spectacles, so Critical upon Our House Bills, are not a little oversighted at Theirs. 1829 H. Foote Compan. to Theatres 138 The usual bills of the theatres are termed house bills. 1898 Argosy May 379 She was not on the stage more than seven minutes, but her name was on the house bill. 1956 Virginia Guide to Old Dominion (ed. 6) 168 Notices on the house bills or programs suggested that ‘Ladies and Gentlemen bring their own foot-warmers’. 2007 T. Lockwood in H. Fielding Plays II. 413 On 11 July Drury Lane began running a production of The Beggar's Opera..but no afterpiece on the house bill until 28 July, when The Mock Doctor was added. 2. (A statement detailing) any of various charges incurred in running a household; (now) esp. a utility bill. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > invoice or bill > types of long bill1616 by-bill1732 house bill1754 gas bill1816 advice note1834 pro forma1836 wash-bill1873 telephone bill1889 phone bill1936 1754 J. Breues Fortune Hunters 74 Add the two bills together, see how your account stands. The House bill... The Washer-woman's Bill. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Letts's Diary in Roundabout Papers (1862) 186 The habit of..swindling paterfamilias on the house bills. 1873 C. A. W. Warfield Miriam Monfort viii. 184 We have no debts—you pay house-bills monthly, and I, fortunately, have just settled off every account I have. 1916 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 396/2 The living then was extraordinarily cheap. My sister showed me her house bills. 2002 Daily Star (Nexis) 1 Oct. 34 The survey found that some house bills, like Council Tax, have soared by an incredible 49 per cent over the last five years. 3. Now chiefly U.S. Usually with capital initial in the first element. A bill introduced in or by a legislative house, (now) esp. the United States House of Representatives. ΚΠ 1799 C. T. Ellis Sollicitor's Instructor in Parl. 48 After you have given the Report, &c. to your Member, wait in the Lobby of the House of Commons for him, and he will (when he has reported it) bring you the House Bill. 1802 C. T. Ellis Pract. Remarks 36 The House bill then remains with the clerk of the House [of Commons], until it is ordered to be committed. 1884 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 27 Dec. 1/5 The house bill to prohibit the fencing of public lands will be reported back favorably to the Senate with amendments soon after the reconvention of Congress. 1944 N.Y. Times 9 Dec. 9/6 (heading) New top rankings voted for services. 4 ‘Generals of the Army’ and 4 ‘Admirals of the Fleet’ created in House bill. 2009 J. L. Allen Future Church 165 Though the American bishops didn't get the reform they wanted, the punitive dimensions of the House bill never became law. 4. A bill of exchange drawn by a business house on itself. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > drawn by a house on itself pig on pork1846 house bill1909 1909 Daily Chron. 2 Mar. 3/2 That particular bill of exchange, the ‘house bill’—a bill drawn by a firm or company on itself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698
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