bill

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈbil

biology : the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering

a duck's bill

biology : a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill

nautical : the point of an anchor fluke see anchor illustration

: the visor (see visor sense 2a) of a cap or hood

bill

2 of 5

verb (1)

billed; billing; bills

intransitive verb

: to touch and rub bill to bill (see bill entry 1 sense 1)

a pair of doves billing

: to caress affectionately

billing and cooing

bill

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade

: billhook

bill

4 of 5

noun (3)

: an itemized list or a statement of particulars (such as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew)

a bill of quantities

: a written document or note

obsolete : a formal petition

: an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done : invoice

a bill of charges

: an amount expended or owed

paid the electricity bill

: a statement of charges for food or drink : check

asked the waiter to bring the bill

: a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public

The sign read "Post no bills."

especially : an announcement of a theatrical entertainment

Who is on the bill?

: a programmed presentation (such as a motion picture, play, or concert)

the opening of a new bill

government : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment

a bill set before Congress

also : the law itself

the GI bill

law : a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person

a bill of complaint

: a piece of paper money

a $20 bill

: an individual or commercial note (see note entry 2 sense 3c(1))

bills receivable

slang : one hundred dollars

bill

5 of 5

verb (2)

billed; billing; bills

transitive verb

: to enter in an accounting system : prepare a bill of (charges)

billing each month's charges

: to submit a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 4a) of charges to

They bill their customers every month.

: to enter (something, such as freight) in a waybill

: to issue a bill of lading to or for

: to announce (something, such as a performance) especially by posters or placards

Both writers are billed to appear at the conference.

: advertise, promote

the book is billed as a "report"—

P. G. Altbach

billable

ˈbi-lə-bəl How to pronounce bill (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

President Joe Biden signed the bill into law in August 2021. —

Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023 The few that do fit the bill are hard to acquire, Frank said. —

Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 Noem will sign the bill into law, a spokesperson for the Republican governor told CNN on Friday. —

Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023 Amazon has a number one best-selling pair of yoga pants that fit the bill and are only $25. —

Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2023 Every get-together needs some sort of dessert, and brownies fit the bill. —

Gretchen Mckay, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2023 As for the finishing touches, beige beauties from Gucci and Loewe fit the bill. —

Laura Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2023 This cheaper option from Craftsman fits the bill, featuring two drawers with ball bearing slides, both with removable dividers for custom organization. —

Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023 There’s been speculation the Dolphins might bring in training camp competition for kicker Jason Sanders, and Ryland, who transferred to Maryland after spending four years at Eastern Michigan, might fit the bill. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023

Verb

Electrify America also is increasing per-minute charging rates in applicable states like Massachusetts and Texas, where companies aren’t allowed to directly bill customers by the kWh. —

Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2023 And taxpayers are often paying for that, Collins said, because many professionals bill their clients for the time spent on hold with the IRS. —

Julie Zauzmer Weil, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2023 And taxpayers are often paying for that, Collins said, because many professionals bill their clients for the time spent on hold with the IRS. —

Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023 Made up of nine members, the official committee is the sole customer group that can currently bill its legal and advisory fees to FTX. —

Jonathan Randles, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2022 Two of the company’s non-portable competitors, the Paxman and Dignicap, received FDA clearance in 2017, and Medicare’s 2021 improvement in the way hospitals and clinics could bill for scalp cooling helped expand access. —

Maggie Mcgrath, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022 State regulators, who bill and collect PILOT payments, did not immediately return a request asking for clarification. —

Alison Burdo, ProPublica, 30 Aug. 2022 Your hospital will bill you separately for hospital services; this is for professional fees only. —

Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Those who bill annually will save 16 percent, bringing the price down to $4.17 to $8.33 per month. —

Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English bill

Noun (2)

Middle English bil, from Old English bill sword; akin to Old High German bill pickax

Noun (3) and Verb (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French bille, from Medieval Latin billa, perhaps alteration of bulla, papal seal, bull — more at bull

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

bill

1 of 4 noun

ˈbil

: the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering

: a mouthpart (as the beak of a turtle) resembling a bird's bill

: the visor of a cap

billed

ˈbild

adjective

bill

2 of 4 verb

: to touch bills

: to caress affectionately

bill

3 of 4 noun

: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for consideration

introduce a bill in Congress

: a record of goods sold, services performed, or work done together with the costs involved

a telephone bill

: a sign or poster advertising something

: a piece of paper money

a dollar bill

bill

4 of 4 verb

: to send a bill to

Legal Definition

bill

noun

: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment

also : the law itself

the GI bill

— appropriations bill \\ ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shənz- \\

: a bill providing money for government expenses and programs

Note: Appropriations bills originate in the House of Representatives.

— bill of attainder

: a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry

: a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial

Note: Bills of attainder are prohibited by Article I of the U.S. Constitution.

— bill of pains and penalties

: a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial compare bill of attainder in this entry

Note: The term bill of attainder is often used to include bills of pains and penalties. Bills of pains and penalties are included in the constitutional ban on bills of attainder.

— clean bill

: a bill in its form as amended and newly introduced to the legislature by a legislative committee

— engrossed bill

: a bill printed in the form in which it was passed by one chamber of Congress and certified by the appropriate legislative official

— enrolled bill

: a copy of a bill in the form in which it is passed in the legislature including all changes introduced before enactment that is kept as evidence of the law

— House bill

: a bill originating in the House of Representatives

— money bill

: revenue bill in this entry

— omnibus bill \\ ˈäm-ni-ˌbəs- \\

: a bill that includes a number of miscellaneous provisions or appropriations

— private bill

: a bill affecting a particular person, organization, or locality as distinguished from all the people or the whole area of a political unit

— public bill

: a bill affecting the community (as a nation or state) at large

— revenue bill

: a bill (as for imposing a tax) for raising money for any public purpose

called also money bill

Note: The U.S. Constitution requires all bills for raising revenue to originate in the House of Representatives.

: the pleading used to begin a suit in equity that sets forth the basis for one's claim against another

called also bill in equity

: a form or device of procedure used in civil actions

— bill in the nature of a bill of review

: an equitable bill seeking to have a court decree set aside that is brought by someone who was not a party to the original suit usually before the decree is entered in the record compare bill of review in this entry

Note: Bills in the nature of a bill of review were abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(e).

— bill in the nature of interpleader

: a bill of interpleader in which the plaintiff is allowed to claim an interest in the subject matter of the suit compare bill of interpleader in this entry interpleader

Note: In federal practice, bills in the nature of interpleader have been abandoned in favor of interpleader as described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22.

— bill of complaint

: complaint —used especially in equity actions

— bill of costs

: a bill setting forth the expenses in connection with a suit that a party seeks to have paid by an opposing party

— bill of exceptions

: a bill setting forth the exceptions and objections to rulings made at trial and the evidence relevant to them for the purpose of appeal or other review

Note: Bills of exceptions are no longer required in federal practice under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but they are still used in some state courts.

— bill of interpleader

: a bill brought by a plaintiff who seeks a court determination of the conflicting claims of two or more defendants to the subject matter of the suit (as money owed by the plaintiff) and who has no interest in the subject matter and no preference as to which defendant prevails

called also strict bill of interpleader

compare bill in the nature of interpleader in this entry interpleader

Note: Under most modern rules of procedure, the requirements for interpleader have been relaxed and the distinction between a bill of interpleader and a bill in the nature of interpleader no longer exists.

— bill of particulars \\ -pər-ˈti-kyə-lərz \\

: a bill containing a detailed listing and explanation of the claims made by the plaintiff

Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, bills of particulars have been abandoned in favor of the expanded rules for discovery and the motion for a more definite statement.

— bill of peace

: an equitable bill used to settle the rights of parties in one suit and avoid repeated litigation

— bill of review

: an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in this entry

Note: Bills of review are used when another device for review, such as appeal, is not available, as when the period to bring it has expired. Bills of review are abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(e).

— creditor's bill

: an equitable bill by which a creditor who has won a court judgment against a debtor can compel payment from the debtor out of the property that is not otherwise reachable by legal process

— cross bill

: an equitable bill by which a party to a suit can bring a claim against any other party

Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13, cross bills are replaced by counterclaims and cross-claims.

— strict bill of interpleader

: bill of interpleader in this entry

: a device or instrument used in criminal procedure

— bill of indictment

: an instrument that contains the charges against a defendant and that is presented to a grand jury for determination after a preliminary hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue an indictment

called also indictment

compare no bill and true bill in this entry

— bill of information

: information

— bill of particulars \\ -pər-ˈti-kyə-lərz \\

: a bill that a defendant may request in which the prosecution sets out in detail the facts forming the basis for the criminal charges against the defendant

— no bill

: a bill returned by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution

also : the finding of the grand jury that the evidence is insufficient

called also ignoramus, no true bill

— true bill

: a bill returned by a grand jury that has found the evidence in a bill of indictment sufficient to warrant prosecution : indictment

: an itemized account of goods sold, services performed, or work done

: a written instrument setting out the terms of a transaction involving goods: as

: bill of lading

: bill of sale

: a piece of paper money

: a written instrument providing proof of an obligation to pay money

— bill of credit

: an instrument written by a banker certifying to another that a person named in the instrument is entitled to draw on the banker's funds or credit up to a certain amount : letter of credit

— bill of exchange

: an instrument by one party directing another party to pay a named third party or anyone bearing it a specific amount of money on a named future date or on demand

also : draft

— due bill

: a bill given by a bank to the purchaser of a security in place of the security itself that entitles the purchaser to receive payment upon presentation

— Treasury bill

: a short-term obligation sold by the government at a discount that bears no interest but is payable at its face value at maturity compare Treasury bond at bond sense 2, Treasury note at note

单词	bills
释义	bill 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈbil 1 biology : the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering a duck's bill 2 biology : a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill 3 nautical : the point of an anchor fluke see anchor illustration 4 : the visor (see visor sense 2a) of a cap or hood Illustration of bill 1 spoonbill 2 duck 3 parrot 4 flamingo 5 eagle 6 finch 7 pelican 8 hummingbird 9 ibis bill 2 of 5 verb (1) billed; billing; bills intransitive verb 1 : to touch and rub bill to bill (see bill entry 1 sense 1) a pair of doves billing 2 : to caress affectionately billing and cooing bill 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 : a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade 2 : billhook bill 4 of 5 noun (3) 1 : an itemized list or a statement of particulars (such as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew) a bill of quantities 2 : a written document or note 3 obsolete : a formal petition 4 a : an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done : invoice a bill of charges b : an amount expended or owed paid the electricity bill c : a statement of charges for food or drink : check asked the waiter to bring the bill 5 a : a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public The sign read "Post no bills." especially : an announcement of a theatrical entertainment Who is on the bill? b : a programmed presentation (such as a motion picture, play, or concert) the opening of a new bill 6 government : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment a bill set before Congress also : the law itself the GI bill 7 law : a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person a bill of complaint 8 a : a piece of paper money a $20 bill b : an individual or commercial note (see note entry 2 sense 3c(1)) bills receivable c slang : one hundred dollars bill 5 of 5 verb (2) billed; billing; bills transitive verb 1 a : to enter in an accounting system : prepare a bill of (charges) billing each month's charges b : to submit a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 4a) of charges to They bill their customers every month. c : to enter (something, such as freight) in a waybill d : to issue a bill of lading to or for 2 : to announce (something, such as a performance) especially by posters or placards Both writers are billed to appear at the conference. 3 : advertise, promote the book is billed as a "report"—P. G. Altbach billable ˈbi-lə-bəl adjective Phrases fill the bill or fit the bill : to be exactly what is needed : be suitable Synonyms Noun (1) account check invoice statement tab Noun (3) beak neb nib See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun President Joe Biden signed the bill into law in August 2021. —Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023 The few that do fit the bill are hard to acquire, Frank said. —Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 Noem will sign the bill into law, a spokesperson for the Republican governor told CNN on Friday. —Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023 Amazon has a number one best-selling pair of yoga pants that fit the bill and are only $25. —Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2023 Every get-together needs some sort of dessert, and brownies fit the bill. —Gretchen Mckay, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2023 As for the finishing touches, beige beauties from Gucci and Loewe fit the bill. —Laura Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2023 This cheaper option from Craftsman fits the bill, featuring two drawers with ball bearing slides, both with removable dividers for custom organization. —Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023 There’s been speculation the Dolphins might bring in training camp competition for kicker Jason Sanders, and Ryland, who transferred to Maryland after spending four years at Eastern Michigan, might fit the bill. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023 Verb Electrify America also is increasing per-minute charging rates in applicable states like Massachusetts and Texas, where companies aren’t allowed to directly bill customers by the kWh. —Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2023 And taxpayers are often paying for that, Collins said, because many professionals bill their clients for the time spent on hold with the IRS. —Julie Zauzmer Weil, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2023 And taxpayers are often paying for that, Collins said, because many professionals bill their clients for the time spent on hold with the IRS. —Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023 Made up of nine members, the official committee is the sole customer group that can currently bill its legal and advisory fees to FTX. —Jonathan Randles, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2022 Two of the company’s non-portable competitors, the Paxman and Dignicap, received FDA clearance in 2017, and Medicare’s 2021 improvement in the way hospitals and clinics could bill for scalp cooling helped expand access. —Maggie Mcgrath, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022 State regulators, who bill and collect PILOT payments, did not immediately return a request asking for clarification. —Alison Burdo, ProPublica, 30 Aug. 2022 Your hospital will bill you separately for hospital services; this is for professional fees only. —Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Those who bill annually will save 16 percent, bringing the price down to $4.17 to $8.33 per month. —Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun (1) and Verb (1) Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English bill Noun (2) Middle English bil, from Old English bill sword; akin to Old High German bill pickax Noun (3) and Verb (2) Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French bille, from Medieval Latin billa, perhaps alteration of bulla, papal seal, bull — more at bull First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (3) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing bill bill of health double bill bill of goods foot the bill foreign bill give (someone or something) a clean bill of health pick up the tab/bill/check private member's bill true bill T-bill show bill bill of attainder bill of exchange bill and coo bill of fare bill of sale bill of indictment bill of rights twin bill bill of lading bill of particulars sell a bill of goods fill the bill fit the bill See More bill of health double bill bill of goods foot the bill foreign bill give (someone or something) a clean bill of health pick up the tab/bill/check private member's bill true bill T-bill show bill bill of attainder bill of exchange bill and coo bill of fare bill of sale bill of indictment bill of rights twin bill bill of lading bill of particulars sell a bill of goods fill the bill fit the bill See More Kids Definition bill 1 of 4 noun ˈbil 1 : the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering 2 : a mouthpart (as the beak of a turtle) resembling a bird's bill 3 : the visor of a cap billed ˈbild adjective bill 2 of 4 verb 1 : to touch bills 2 : to caress affectionately bill 3 of 4 noun 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for consideration introduce a bill in Congress 2 : a record of goods sold, services performed, or work done together with the costs involved a telephone bill 3 : a sign or poster advertising something 4 : a piece of paper money a dollar bill bill 4 of 4 verb : to send a bill to Legal Definition bill noun 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment also : the law itself the GI bill — appropriations bill \\ ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shənz- \\ : a bill providing money for government expenses and programs Note: Appropriations bills originate in the House of Representatives. — bill of attainder : a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry : a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial Note: Bills of attainder are prohibited by Article I of the U.S. Constitution. — bill of pains and penalties : a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial compare bill of attainder in this entry Note: The term bill of attainder is often used to include bills of pains and penalties. Bills of pains and penalties are included in the constitutional ban on bills of attainder. — clean bill : a bill in its form as amended and newly introduced to the legislature by a legislative committee — engrossed bill : a bill printed in the form in which it was passed by one chamber of Congress and certified by the appropriate legislative official — enrolled bill : a copy of a bill in the form in which it is passed in the legislature including all changes introduced before enactment that is kept as evidence of the law — House bill : a bill originating in the House of Representatives — money bill : revenue bill in this entry — omnibus bill \\ ˈäm-ni-ˌbəs- \\ : a bill that includes a number of miscellaneous provisions or appropriations — private bill : a bill affecting a particular person, organization, or locality as distinguished from all the people or the whole area of a political unit — public bill : a bill affecting the community (as a nation or state) at large — revenue bill : a bill (as for imposing a tax) for raising money for any public purpose called also money bill Note: The U.S. Constitution requires all bills for raising revenue to originate in the House of Representatives. 2 : the pleading used to begin a suit in equity that sets forth the basis for one's claim against another called also bill in equity 3 a : a form or device of procedure used in civil actions — bill in the nature of a bill of review : an equitable bill seeking to have a court decree set aside that is brought by someone who was not a party to the original suit usually before the decree is entered in the record compare bill of review in this entry Note: Bills in the nature of a bill of review were abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(e). — bill in the nature of interpleader : a bill of interpleader in which the plaintiff is allowed to claim an interest in the subject matter of the suit compare bill of interpleader in this entry interpleader Note: In federal practice, bills in the nature of interpleader have been abandoned in favor of interpleader as described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22. — bill of complaint : complaint —used especially in equity actions — bill of costs : a bill setting forth the expenses in connection with a suit that a party seeks to have paid by an opposing party — bill of exceptions : a bill setting forth the exceptions and objections to rulings made at trial and the evidence relevant to them for the purpose of appeal or other review Note: Bills of exceptions are no longer required in federal practice under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but they are still used in some state courts. — bill of interpleader : a bill brought by a plaintiff who seeks a court determination of the conflicting claims of two or more defendants to the subject matter of the suit (as money owed by the plaintiff) and who has no interest in the subject matter and no preference as to which defendant prevails called also strict bill of interpleader compare bill in the nature of interpleader in this entry interpleader Note: Under most modern rules of procedure, the requirements for interpleader have been relaxed and the distinction between a bill of interpleader and a bill in the nature of interpleader no longer exists. — bill of particulars \\ -pər-ˈti-kyə-lərz \\ : a bill containing a detailed listing and explanation of the claims made by the plaintiff Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, bills of particulars have been abandoned in favor of the expanded rules for discovery and the motion for a more definite statement. — bill of peace : an equitable bill used to settle the rights of parties in one suit and avoid repeated litigation — bill of review : an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in this entry Note: Bills of review are used when another device for review, such as appeal, is not available, as when the period to bring it has expired. Bills of review are abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(e). — creditor's bill : an equitable bill by which a creditor who has won a court judgment against a debtor can compel payment from the debtor out of the property that is not otherwise reachable by legal process — cross bill : an equitable bill by which a party to a suit can bring a claim against any other party Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13, cross bills are replaced by counterclaims and cross-claims. — strict bill of interpleader : bill of interpleader in this entry b : a device or instrument used in criminal procedure — bill of indictment : an instrument that contains the charges against a defendant and that is presented to a grand jury for determination after a preliminary hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue an indictment called also indictment compare no bill and true bill in this entry — bill of information : information — bill of particulars \\ -pər-ˈti-kyə-lərz \\ : a bill that a defendant may request in which the prosecution sets out in detail the facts forming the basis for the criminal charges against the defendant — no bill : a bill returned by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution also : the finding of the grand jury that the evidence is insufficient called also ignoramus, no true bill — true bill : a bill returned by a grand jury that has found the evidence in a bill of indictment sufficient to warrant prosecution : indictment 4 : an itemized account of goods sold, services performed, or work done 5 : a written instrument setting out the terms of a transaction involving goods: as a : bill of lading b : bill of sale 6 : a piece of paper money 7 : a written instrument providing proof of an obligation to pay money — bill of credit : an instrument written by a banker certifying to another that a person named in the instrument is entitled to draw on the banker's funds or credit up to a certain amount : letter of credit — bill of exchange : an instrument by one party directing another party to pay a named third party or anyone bearing it a specific amount of money on a named future date or on demand also : draft — due bill : a bill given by a bank to the purchaser of a security in place of the security itself that entitles the purchaser to receive payment upon presentation — Treasury bill : a short-term obligation sold by the government at a discount that bears no interest but is payable at its face value at maturity compare Treasury bond at bond sense 2, Treasury note at note bills 1 of 3 noun (1) plural of bill 1 as in statements a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due why is the electric bill so high this month? Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance statements accounts receipts invoices documents rates checks expenses fees prices costs tabs records charges ledgers tolls scores reckonings tallies 2 as in dollars a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the $5 bill has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the front Synonyms & Similar Words dollars notes cash money banknotes greenbacks bucks currencies checks chips paper money ones hundred hundreds scrips twenties drafts fives sawbucks tens dead presidents fifties legal tender money orders tenners fivers simoleons C-notes fins smackers dough twos lucre 3 as in posters a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place posted a bill advertising the new play Synonyms & Similar Words posters billboards signs flyers placards advertisements ads handbills fliers show bills announcements handouts playbills bulletins dispatches signboards releases broadsides 4 as in expenses the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount although they were all working adults, their parents still insisted on paying the bill whenever they went out to eat Synonyms & Similar Words expenses fees receipts checks costs accounts invoices records statements tabs figures damages charges scores reckonings tallies 5 as in laws a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature the legislative committee endorsed a bill that would strengthen consumer protections Synonyms & Similar Words laws amendments acts ordinances statutes legislations prohibitions constitutions enactments regulations decrees rulings edicts rules ground rules bylaws commandments directives restrictions dictates fiats common law blue laws commands proscriptions canons capitularies encyclicals Antonyms & Near Antonyms higher laws bills 2 of 3 noun (2) plural of bill 1 as in mouths the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering parrots have very strong bills so they can break open nuts Synonyms & Similar Words mouths beaks mandibles nibs muzzles nebs maws maxillas maxillae 2 as in peaks the projecting front part of a hat or cap the hat was blue, but the bill was red Synonyms & Similar Words peaks brims visors vizors shades bills 3 of 3 verb present tense third-person singular of bill 1 as in pets Synonyms & Similar Words pets necks spoons paws pats noses cuddles snuggles caresses canoodles strokes nuzzles massages fondles babies loves dandles nestles gentles feels up hugs cradles mollycoddles enfolds kneads pampers bounces spoils embraces indulges coddles 2 as in broadcasts Synonyms & Similar Words broadcasts advertises calls announces blazes declares publishes proclaims publicizes posts placards promulgates nails plasters tacks (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms removes takes down 3 as in invoices Synonyms & Similar Words invoices prices discounts values assesses marks down marks up undercharges overcharges fetches demands brings charges sells (for) asks commands
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