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- Dictionarybill/bɪl/
noun
- 1. a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services: "the bill for their meal came to £17" Similar
- 2. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion: "a debate over the civil rights bill" Similar
verb
- 1. list (a person or event) in a programme: "they were billed to appear but did not show up" Similar
- 2. send a bill to (someone): "we shall be billing them for the damage caused" Similar
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noun. uk / bɪl / us / bɪl / bill noun (REQUEST FOR PAYMENT) Add to word list. A2 [ C or S ] a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written: an electricity / gas / phone bill. bill for They sent us a bill for the work they had done. run up a bill She ran up (= caused herself to have) a huge phone bill.
BILL meaning: 1. a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written: 2. to pay…. Learn more.
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. [+ for] ...phone bills. account. Synonyms: charges, rate, costs, score More Synonyms of bill. 2. verb [no cont]
bill. 1 of 5. noun (1) ˈbil. Synonyms of bill. 1. biology : the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering. a duck's bill. 2. biology : a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill. 3. nautical : the point of an anchor fluke see anchor illustration. 4. : the visor (see visor sense 2a) of a cap or hood.
Definitions of bill. noun. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered. “he paid his bill and left” synonyms: account, invoice. see more. noun. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay for something you have bought or for a service you have used: Have you paid the electricity bill? Fewer examples. a hefty bill. an itemized phone bill. We got a nasty shock when he gave us the bill. Then there's the service charge which adds another ten percent to the bill.
BILL meaning: 1 : a document that says how much money you owe for something you have bought or used; 2 : a written description of a new law that is being suggested and that the lawmakers of a country, state, etc., must vote to accept before it becomes law
noun. /bɪl/ for payment. a piece of paper that shows how much you owe someone for goods or services the telephone/electricity/gas bill We ran up a huge hotel bill. She always pays her bills on time. I'll be sending you the bill for the dry cleaning! The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid).
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bill, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Bill definition: a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied. See examples of BILL used in a sentence.
