billing
noun
bill·ing ˈbi-liŋ 
1
: advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality)
also : relative prominence of a name in such promotion
got top billing
2
: total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But a new report indicates some providers engaged in potential fraud or wasteful billing, costing Medicare $128M in the first year of the COVID pandemic. 
Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Both men said the outside lawyer will be retained as a stand-in for current district counsel Christopher Stone, who will have to appear as a witness in any inquiry into Sandler’s billing. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 However, Elder came in with a 3-0 record and a top 10 billing in the state for Division I to challenge the defending state champions. Matt Goul, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 The American Telemedicine Association emphasized the report’s suggestion that a relatively small group of telehealth providers were responsible for concerning billing. Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 Increasingly, providers are offering net billing instead of net metering, says Eric O’Shaughnessy, a renewable-energy consultant affiliated with the Berkeley Lab. Demetria Gallegos, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 This year, the day’s announcements more than lived up to that elevated billing. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 After the city hired a private contractor to handle water billing, some customers went months without receiving bills, while others skipped payments. Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 After the city hired a private contractor to handle water billing, some customers went months without receiving bills, while others skipped payments. Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Both men said the outside lawyer will be retained as a stand-in for current district counsel Christopher Stone, who will have to appear as a witness in any inquiry into Sandler’s billing. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 However, Elder came in with a 3-0 record and a top 10 billing in the state for Division I to challenge the defending state champions. Matt Goul, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 The American Telemedicine Association emphasized the report’s suggestion that a relatively small group of telehealth providers were responsible for concerning billing. Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 Increasingly, providers are offering net billing instead of net metering, says Eric O’Shaughnessy, a renewable-energy consultant affiliated with the Berkeley Lab. Demetria Gallegos, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 This year, the day’s announcements more than lived up to that elevated billing. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 After the city hired a private contractor to handle water billing, some customers went months without receiving bills, while others skipped payments. Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 After the city hired a private contractor to handle water billing, some customers went months without receiving bills, while others skipped payments. Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
bill entry 5
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing billing
billing 1 of 2
noun
as in advertising
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- advertising
- commercial
- ad
- notification
- message
- advertisement
- bill
- posting
- pitch
- blurb
- announcement
- release
- spot
- bulletin
- advert
- circular
- brochure
- come-on
- flyer
- dispatch
- plugola
- communication
- communiqué
- word
- broadcast
- sign
- fly sheet
- notice
- billboard
- playbill
- show bill
- flier
- placard
- handout
- gazette
- telecast
- poster
- handbill
- promotion
- report
- broadside
- declaration
- newscast
- promo
- cablecast
- campaign
- publicity
- pronouncement
- buildup
- promulgation
- proclamation
- propaganda
- annunciation
- signification
- ballyhoo
- pronunciamento
- edict
- rescript
- boost
- plug
billing
2 of 2verb
1
as in fondling
Synonyms & Similar Words
- fondling
- cuddling
- spooning
- pawing
- petting
- loving
- patting
- necking
- canoodling
- nuzzling
- stroking
- snuggling
- caressing
- nestling
- massaging
- enfolding
- pampering
- nosing
- bouncing
- feeling up
- embracing
- kneading
- hugging
- gentling
- indulging
- coddling
- cradling
- dandling
- spoiling
- mollycoddling
- babying
2
as in publishing
Synonyms & Similar Words
- advertising
- publishing
- broadcasting
- publicizing
- promulgating
- calling
- announcing
- declaring
- proclaiming
- blazing
- posting
- nailing
- plastering
- placarding
- tacking (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- removing
- taking down
3
as in invoicing
Synonyms & Similar Words
- invoicing
- pricing
- assessing
- discounting
- marking down
- marking up
- valuing
- fetching
- bringing
- overcharging
- demanding
- undercharging
- asking
- charging
- selling (for)
- commanding
- quadriportico
- quadriporticus
- quadriporticuses
- quadrireme
- quadriremes
- quadrisect
- quadrisected
- quadrisecting
- quadrisections
- quadrisects
- quadrisyllabic
- quadrisyllable
- quadrisyllables
- quadrivalences
- quadrivalencies
- quadrivalent
- quadrivalents
- quadrivia
- quadrivial
- quadrivials
- quadrivium
- quadriviums
- quadrivoltine
- quadroa
- quadroon