bill

bill: /bɪl/ noun

1. a written list of charges to be paid

● The sales assistant wrote out the bill.

● Does the bill include VAT?

● The bill is made out to Smith Ltd.

● The builder sent in his bill.

● She left the country without paying her bills.

2. a list of charges in a restaurant

● Can I have the bill please?

● The bill comes to £20 including service.

● Does the bill include service?

● The waiter has added 10% to the bill for service.

3. a written paper promising to pay money

♦ bills payable (B/P) bills, especially bills of exchange, which a company will have to pay to its creditors

♦ bills receivable (B/R) bills, especially bills of exchange, which are due to be paid by a company’s debtors

4. US a piece of paper money

● a $5 bill

(NOTE: British English is note or banknote)

5. a draft of a new law which will be discussed in Parliament

6. a small poster

♦ ‘stick no bills’ a notice prohibiting unauthorised sticking of posters

■ verb

to present a bill to someone so that it can be paid

● The plumbers billed us for the repairs.

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bill — n 1: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment; also: the law itself the GI bill ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill /ə ˌprō prē ā shənz /: a bill providing money for government expenses and programs ◇ Appropriations bills originate in the… … Law dictionary
Bill — Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Bill — Bill, v. t. 1. To advertise by a bill or public notice. [1913 Webster] 2. To charge or enter in a bill; as, to bill goods. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bill — Bill, n. [OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird s bill. Cf. {Bill} a weapon.] A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bill — Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Billing}.] 1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. As pigeons bill. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; said … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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