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| 1. | [ noun ] (politics,writing) a statute in draft before it becomes law | |
| Synonyms: | measure | |
| Examples: | "they held a public hearing on the bill" |
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| Related terms: | legal_document bottle_bill bill_of_attainder appropriation_bill farm_bill trade_bill rider law | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (writing,business) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered | |
| Synonyms: | account invoice | |
| Examples: | "he paid his bill and left" "send me an account of what I owe" |
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| Related terms: | statement check medical_bill phone_bill electric_bill reckoning tax_bill hotel_bill invoice | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | |
| Synonyms: | note banker's_bill greenback bank_note banknote Federal_Reserve_note bank_bill government_note | |
| Examples: | "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" |
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| Related terms: | paper_money dollar hundred_dollar_bill fifty two_dollar_bill fiver twenty_dollar_bill ten_dollar_bill silver_certificate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (performing arts) the entertainment offered at a public presentation | |
| Related terms: | program | |
| 5. | [ verb ] demand payment | |
| Synonyms: | charge | |
| Examples: | "Will I get charged for this service?" "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although e stayed only 3 nights" |
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| Related terms: | account levy assess invoice surcharge tithe undercharge charge | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) | |
| Related terms: | list menu bill_of_entry bill_of_goods playbill | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (business) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | |
| Synonyms: | flyer broadside broadsheet flier handbill throwaway circular | |
| Examples: | "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" |
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| Related terms: | ad stuffer circulate circulate circularize circularize | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (business) advertise esp. by posters or placards | |
| Examples: | "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" |
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| Related terms: | advertise advertize poster | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) horny projecting mouth of a bird | |
| Synonyms: | beak pecker nib neb | |
| Related terms: | mouth jaw bird peck | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 159 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement | |
| Synonyms: | poster notice card posting placard | |
| Examples: | "a poster advertised the coming attractions" |
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| Related terms: | sign show_bill flash_card post post post placard placard | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a long-handled saw with a curved blade | |
| Synonyms: | billhook | |
| Examples: | "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" |
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| Related terms: | saw | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6281 | |
| 14. | [ verb ] publicize or announce by placards | |
| Synonyms: | placard | |
| Related terms: | post poster | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (clothing) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | |
| Synonyms: | eyeshade visor vizor peak | |
| Examples: | "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" |
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| Related terms: | brim kepi baseball_cap | |
| Similar spelling: |
billy Billi Billa billyo Billye billow Billie bile Biel billyoh billowy Biele Biehl bialy Bilyeu Biello Biehle |
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