bill

UK /bɪl/ US [bɪɫ]

noun 14verb 6name 4

Collocations

(noun.) showing money owed for goods/services

ADJ

big, high, huge, large | outstanding, unpaid | itemized | electricity, fuel, gas, hospital, hotel, phone/telephone, etc. | tax

VERB + BILL

get, have

I need to get the electricity bill paid before the due date tomorrow.

be landed with, face

After the restaurant meal, I was landed with a bill for over $100.

run up

She ran up a huge phone bill after traveling abroad for three months.

foot, pay, pick up, settle

My parents always foot the bill when we go out to dinner together.

present sb with, send sb, submit

The restaurant sent us the bill at the end of our meal.

cut, reduce

My family reduced our phone bill by switching to a cheaper provider.

PREP

on a/the ~

I need to check if the service charge is on the bill before I pay.

~ for

I need to pay the bill for my car insurance before the end of the month.

(noun.) proposal for a new law

ADJ

controversial | emergency | private member's

VERB + BILL

bring before Parliament, bring forward/in, introduce, propose, put forward, submit

The opposition party introduced a new bill to improve healthcare services last month.

force through, push through, railroad through, rush through

The government rushed the controversial education bill through Congress without proper debate.

(noun.) programme of entertainment

ADJ

double

VERB + BILL

head, top

The famous singer headed the bill at the concert last night.

PREP

on a/the ~

The local theater has three different concerts on the bill next month.

Definitions

noun

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled[…]

Why, I'll exhibit a bill in the parliament for the putting down of men.

A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.

... the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality ...

A piece of paper money; a banknote.

He gave the change for a three dollar bill. Upon examination, the bill proved to be counterfeit.

[…]So I wropped 'em up in a five dollar bill and tied 'em up and sent 'em, and they ain't back yet.”

verb

To advertise by a bill or public notice.

[...] it will be recalled that in 1960 they were billed as the long-distance express multiple-units of the future, [...].

To charge; to send a bill to.

The physician explains that this is an option for her and that she can sign the facility's ABN so that if Medicare denies the claim, the facility can bill her for the scan.

noun

The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.

The woosel cock so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill[…]

[…] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the seeds and then wipe their bills on twigs – leading to the seeds' getting glued to the tree, where they can germinate and begin the cycle anew.

A beaklike projection, especially a promontory.

There is a lighthouse on Portland Bill.

Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — horny projecting mouth of a bird

noun — a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

noun — a cutting tool with a sharp edge

billhook

noun — an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or ser

noun — a statute in draft before it becomes law

measure

noun — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

noun — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)

noun — a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central b

verb — publicize or announce by placards

placard

verb — demand payment

charge

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

fit the bill

To satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.

Near-synonym: make the grade

Christmas tree bill

A bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.

sell someone a bill of goods

To deceive or cheat someone.

"He showed no knowledge of his subject," McCarran told newsmen. ". . . Someone must have sold him a bill of goods."

bill of goods

A list of items purchased or offered for sale; (metonymic) the items themselves, as a collection or set.

Near-synonym: bill of sale

the bill, please

Indicates the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).

Example Bank

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled[…]

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Why, I'll exhibit a bill in the parliament for the putting down of men.

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David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is “vital to counter terrorism”. Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers cap

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[...] it will be recalled that in 1960 they were billed as the long-distance express multiple-units of the future, [...].

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The physician explains that this is an option for her and that she can sign the facility's ABN so that if Medicare denies the claim, the facility can bill her for the scan.

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The woosel cock so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill[…]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bill is marked as obsolete, slang, US, UK, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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