bill

Nouns

  • (n) a statute in draft before it becomes law
    • they held a public hearing on the bill
    measure,
  • (n) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
    • he paid his bill and left
    • send me an account of what I owe
    invoice, account,
  • (n) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
    • he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
    bank bill, banker's bill, banknote, bank note, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note,
  • (n) the entertainment offered at a public presentation
  • (n) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
    • he mailed the circular to all subscribers
    broadsheet, broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, throwaway, flier,
  • (n) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
    • a poster advertised the coming attractions
    placard, poster, posting, notice, card,
  • (n) a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
  • (n) a long-handled saw with a curved blade
    • he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
    billhook,
  • (n) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
    • he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
    eyeshade, visor, vizor, peak,
  • (n) horny projecting mouth of a bird beak, neb, nib, pecker,

Verbs

  • (v) demand payment
    • Will I get charged for this service?
    • We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
    charge,
  • (v) advertise especially by posters or placards
    • He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
  • (v) publicize or announce by placards placard,

Synonyms

charge measure invoice account bank bill banker's bill banknote bank note Federal Reserve note government note greenback note placard broadsheet broadside circular flyer handbill throwaway flier poster posting notice card billhook eyeshade visor vizor peak beak neb nib pecker

Words of close approximity

bile bilk
bib bid big bin bit biz
bias Bida bide bier biff bike bile bilk bind bine bird birl Biro birr bise bite bitt bize
billabong billboard Bill Clinton billed billet billet doux billfish billfold Bill Gates Bill Haley billhook billiard billiard ball billiard hall billiard marker billiard parlor billiard parlour billiard player billiard room billiards billiard saloon billiard table Billie Jean King Billie Jean Moffitt King Billie the Kid billing Billings billingsgate billion billionaire billion-dollar grass billionth Bill Mauldin bill-me order bill of attainder bill of entry bill of exchange bill of fare bill of goods bill of health bill of indictment bill of lading bill of Particulars bill of review Bill of Rights bill of sale billow billowing billowy bill poster Bill Russell bill sticker billy billy buttons billy club billy goat Billy Graham billy-ho Billy Mitchell billyo billyoh billystick Billy Sunday Billy Wilder