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Bill

see synonyms of bill

Noun

1. bill, measure

a statute in draft before it becomes law

Example Sentences:
'they held a public hearing on the bill'

2. account, bill, invoice

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

Example Sentences:
'he paid his bill and left'
'send me an account of what I owe'

3. bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, note

a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

Example Sentences:
'he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes'

4. bill

the entertainment offered at a public presentation

5. bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

Example Sentences:
'he mailed the circular to all subscribers'

6. bill, card, notice, placard, poster, posting

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

Example Sentences:
'a poster advertised the coming attractions'

7. bill

a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)

8. bill, billhook

a long-handled saw with a curved blade

Example Sentences:
'he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree'

9. bill, eyeshade, peak, visor, vizor

a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

Example Sentences:
'he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead'

10. beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker

horny projecting mouth of a bird

Verb

11. bill, charge

demand payment

Example Sentences:
'Will I get charged for this service?'
'We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights'

12. bill

advertise especially by posters or placards

Example Sentences:
'He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso'

13. bill, placard

publicize or announce by placards

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bill

see synonyms of bill
verb (transitive)
14. 
to send or present an account for payment to (a person)
15. 
to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement
16. 
to advertise by posters
17. 
to schedule as a future programme
the play is billed for next week
noun
1. 
the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon
2. 
any beaklike mouthpart in other animals
3. 
a narrow promontory
Portland Bill
4. nautical
the pointed tip of the fluke of an anchor
verb (intransitive)
5. 
(of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together
6. 
(of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously
noun
1. 
a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade
2.  short for billhook
noun
ornithology another word for boom1 (sense 4)
noun
1. 
money owed for goods or services supplied
an electricity bill
2. 
a written or printed account or statement of money owed
3. mainly British
such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etc
. Usual US and Canadian word: check
4. 
any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programme
who's on the bill tonight?
5.  fit the bill
6. 
a statute in draft, before it becomes law
7. 
a printed notice or advertisement; poster
8. US and Canadian
a piece of paper money; note
9.  an obsolete name for promissory note
10. law bill of indictment
11.  bill of exchange
12.  bill of fare
13. archaic
any document

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bill

see synonyms of bill
verb transitive
11. 
to make out a bill of (items); list
12. 
to present a statement of charges to
13. 
a. 
to advertise by bills or posters
b. 
to book or engage (a performer or performance)
14. 
to post bills or placards throughout (a town, etc.)
15. 
to book for shipping
noun
a masculine name
see also William1
noun
1. 
the horny jaws of a bird, usually projecting to a point; beak
2. 
a beaklike mouth part, as of a turtle
3. 
the point of an anchor fluke
4.  US
the peak, or visor, of a cap
noun
1. 
a statement, usually itemized, of charges for goods or services; invoice
2. 
a statement or list, as a menu, theater program, ship's roster, etc.
3. 
a poster or handbill, esp. one announcing a circus, show, etc.
4. 
the entertainment offered in a theater
5. 
a draft of a law proposed to a lawmaking body
6. 
a bill of exchange
7. 
any promissory note
8.  US
a. 
a bank note or piece of paper money
b.  Slang
a hundred dollars or a hundred-dollar bill
9.  Obsolete
a written document, esp. one with a seal
10.  Law
a written declaration of charges or complaints filed in a legal action
verb intransitive
5. 
to touch bills together
6. 
to caress someone lovingly
now only in the phrase bill and coo, to kiss, talk softly, etc. in a loving way
noun
1. 
a medieval weapon having a hook-shaped blade with a spike at the back, mounted on a long staff
2. 
billhook

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bill

see synonyms of bill
n.
1. An itemized list or statement of fees or charges.
2. A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu.
3. The entertainment offered by a theater.
4. A public notice, such as an advertising poster.
5.
a. A piece of legal paper money: a ten-dollar bill.
b. Slang One hundred dollars.
6.
a. A bill of exchange.
b. Obsolete A promissory note.
7.
a. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.
b. The law enacted from such a draft: a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
8. Law
a. A document containing the formal statement of a case in equity; a complaint seeking equitable relief.
b. An indictment or charge in an indictment against an accused person.
tr.v. billed, bill·ing, bills
1. To present a statement of costs or charges to.
2. To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list.
3.
a. To advertise or schedule by public notice or as part of a program.
b. To declare or describe officially; proclaim: a policy that was billed as an important departure for the administration.
n.
1. A structure projecting from the head of a bird, consisting of the jaws and their horny covering and including the upper and lower mandibles; a beak.
2. A similar horny mouth part, such as that of a turtle.
3. The visor of a cap.
4. Nautical The tip of the fluke of an anchor.
intr.v. billed, bill·ing, bills
To touch beaks together.
n.
1. A billhook.
2. A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked blade and a long handle.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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