bill

  • 51bill — [[t]bɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ bills, billing, billed 1) N COUNT A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. They couldn t afford to pay the bills... He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. ...phone bills. 2) VERB: no cont… …

    English dictionary

  • 52bill — I UK [bɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms bill : singular bill plural bills *** 1) a written statement showing how much money you owe someone for goods or services you have received a telephone bill bill for: I hate to think what the bill for… …

    English dictionary

  • 53bill — 1 /bIl/ noun (C) 1 PAYMENT a) a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc (+ for): The bill for the repairs came to $650. | pay/settle a bill: Have you paid the phone bill? b) BrE a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54bill — bill1 biller, n. /bil/, n. 1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out. 2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten dollar bill. 3. Govt. a form or draft of a proposed… …

    Universalium

  • 55bill — Synonyms and related words: CD, Federal Reserve note, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, account, accounts payable, accounts receivable, act, advertise, affiche, affidavit, agenda, allegation, allowance, amount due, antlia, assessment,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 56bill — {{11}}bill (n.1) written statement, mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. bille, Anglo L. billa list, from M.L. bulla decree, seal, sealed document, in classical Latin bubble, boss, stud, amulet for the neck (hence seal; see BULL (Cf. bull) (2)). Sense of… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 57Bill W — William Griffith Wilson auch Bill Wilson und Bill W. (* 26. November 1895 in East Dorset, Vermont, USA; † 24. Januar 1971 in Miami) war einer der beiden Gründer der Bewegung der Anonymen Alkoholiker. Der andere Mitbegründer war Robert Holbrook… …

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  • 58bill — I [[t]bɪl[/t]] n. 1) a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied 2) a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten dollar bill[/ex] 3) gov a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 59bill — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a printed or written statement of charges for goods supplied or services rendered. b the amount owed (ran up a bill of pound300). 2 a draft of a proposed law. 3 a a poster; a placard. b = HANDBILL. 4 a a printed list, esp. a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 60bill — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English bill Date: before 12th century 1. the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering 2. a mouthpart (as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird s bill 3. the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary