| 单词 | bill of quantities |
| 释义 | bill1 /bil/noun
ORIGIN: LL billa, from L bulla a knob, a seal, hence a document bearing a seal, etc; cf bull3 billed /bild/ adjective Named in a list or advertisement billˈing noun
billˈboard noun (chiefly N American) A board on which large advertising posters are stuck, a hoarding billˈbook noun A book used in commerce in which an entry is made of all bills accepted and received billˈ-broker noun A person who deals in bills of exchange and promissory notes billˈ-chamber noun (until 1933) a department of the Scottish Court of Session dealing with summary business billˈ-discounter noun A person who discounts or advances the amount of bills of exchange and notes which have some time to run 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
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
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 |
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