bill
Other forms: bills; billing; billed
When thinking about all the many meanings of the simple word bill think of the bill you get in a restaurant. A piece of paper that someone pushes toward you, right?
In the legislature, laws draft form are called bills––pieces of paper being passed around. Dollar bills and advertising bills get passed around too. A bird will push the bill of their beak into things too, and the bill of your baseball hat is the part that sticks out in front of the rest of you. When an actor demands top billing, they want to come first on the billboard marquis in front of the theater (and everywhere else).
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an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered“he paid his bill and left”
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electric bill
a bill for money owed for electricity used
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hotel bill
statement of charges for staying in a hotel
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doctor's bill, medical bill
statement of charges for medical services
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phone bill, telephone bill
statement of charges for telephone service
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reckoning, tally
a bill for an amount due
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tax bill
money owed for taxes
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check, chit, tab
the bill in a restaurant
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financial statement, statement
a document showing credits and debits
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a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
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Federal Reserve note, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, government note, greenback, note
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silver certificate
formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver
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c-note, hundred dollar bill
a United States bill worth 100 dollars
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fifty, fifty dollar bill
a United States bill worth 50 dollars
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twenty, twenty dollar bill
a United States bill worth 20 dollars
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ten dollar bill, tenner
a United States bill worth 10 dollars
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five dollar bill, five-spot, fiver
a United States bill worth 5 dollars
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two dollar bill
a United States bill worth 2 dollars
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buck, clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
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nickel, nickel note
five dollars worth of a drug
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folding money, paper currency, paper money
currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
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a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
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bill of entry
a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import
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bill of goods
a consignment of merchandise
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bill of fare, card, carte, carte du jour, menu
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
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playbill
a theatrical program
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a la carte
a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
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prix fixe
a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices
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table d'hote
a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price
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an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
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stuffer
an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
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ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing
a public promotion of some product or service
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stuffer
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a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
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the entertainment offered at a public presentation
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demand payment“We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights”
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charge
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charge
enter a certain amount as a charge
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impose, levy
charge and collect payment
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tithe
exact a tithe from
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assess
charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
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undercharge
charge (someone) too little money
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surcharge
charge an extra fee, as for a special service
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invoice
send an bill to
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toll
charge a fee for using
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tithe
levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
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reimpose
impose anew
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lay
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
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mulct
impose a fine on
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tax
levy a tax on
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distrain
levy a distress on
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charge
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publicize or announce by placards
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advertise especially by posters or placards
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a statute in draft before it becomes law“they held a public hearing on the bill”
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measure
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appropriation bill
a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
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bill of attainder
a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
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bottle bill
a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles
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farm bill
a statute that would regulate farm production and prices
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trade bill
a statute that would regulate foreign trade
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instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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horny projecting mouth of a bird
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a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
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a long-handled saw with a curved blade
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