billˈfold noun (N American)

A soft case or wallet for paper money

billˈhead noun

A form used for business accounts, with name and address printed at the top

billˈposter or billˈsticker noun

A person who sticks up bills or posters

bill of adventure

A document produced by a merchant stating that goods shipped by him or her, and in his or her name, are the property of another, whose adventure or chance the transaction is

bill of costs

An account of a solicitor's charges and outgoings in the conduct of the client's business

bill of exceptions

A statement of objections by way of appeal against the ruling or direction of a judge

bill of exchange

1. A document promising payment of a certain sum on a certain date by one party or another
2. A document employed by the parties to a business transaction whereby payment is made through a mutually convenient third party, thereby avoiding the cost and complications of foreign exchange

bill of fare

A list of dishes or articles of food, a menu

bill of health

An official certificate of the state of health on board ship before sailing

bill of indictment

A statement of a charge made against a person

bill of lading

A document signed by a ship's owner, master or the owner's agent, stating that specified goods have been shipped or received for shipment, and specifying the terms and conditions under which they are being transported

bill of mortality (historical)

An official return of births and deaths in the London area (hence within the bills of mortality within the London district for which such returns were made)

bill of quantities (building, civil eng)

A list of items giving the quantities of material and brief descriptions of work comprised in an engineering or building works contract

bill of rights see under right¹

bill of sale (Eng law)

A formal deed transferring the ownership (but not the possession) of goods

bill of sight

Permission to land imported goods of which the merchant does not know the quantity or the quality

bill of store

A licence from the customs authorities to reimport British goods formerly exported

bill of victualling

A victualling-bill (qv under victual)

clean bill of health

1. A certificate stating that there is no illness on board a ship
2. A statement that a person is healthy
3. A statement that an organization, etc is in a good condition

double (or triple) bill

A programme of entertainment consisting of two (or three) main items, esp films

fill (or fit) the bill

To be adequate

top the bill

To head the list of performers, be the star attraction