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bill 1
(bĭl)n.
1. An itemized list or statement of fees or charges.
2. A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu.
3. The entertainment offered by a theater.
4. A public notice, such as an advertising poster.
5.
a. A piece of legal paper money: a ten-dollar bill.
b. Slang One hundred dollars.
6.
a. A bill of exchange.
b. Obsolete A promissory note.
7.
a. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.
b. The law enacted from such a draft: a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
8. Law
a. A document containing the formal statement of a case in equity; a complaint seeking equitable relief.
b. An indictment or charge in an indictment against an accused person.
tr.v. billed, bill·ing, bills
1. To present a statement of costs or charges to.
2. To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list.
3.
a. To advertise or schedule by public notice or as part of a program.
b. To declare or describe officially; proclaim: a policy that was billed as an important departure for the administration.
[Middle English bille, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin billa, alteration of bulla, seal on a document, from Latin, bubble.]
bill′a·ble adj.
bill 2
(bĭl)n.
1. A structure projecting from the head of a bird, consisting of the jaws and their horny covering and including the upper and lower mandibles; a beak.
2. A similar horny mouth part, such as that of a turtle.
3. The visor of a cap.
4. Nautical The tip of the fluke of an anchor.
intr.v. billed, bill·ing, bills
To touch beaks together.
bill and coo
To kiss or caress and murmur endearments.
[Middle English, from Old English bile.]
bill 3
(bĭl)n.
1. A billhook.
2. A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked blade and a long handle.
[Middle English bil, from Old English bill.]
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bill
(bɪl)n
1. money owed for goods or services supplied: an electricity bill.
2. a written or printed account or statement of money owed
3. chiefly Brit such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etc. Usual US and Canadian word: check
4. any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programme: who's on the bill tonight?.
5. fit the bill fill the bill informal to serve or perform adequately
6. (Law) a statute in draft, before it becomes law
7. a printed notice or advertisement; poster
8. US and Canadian a piece of paper money; note
13. archaic any document
vb (tr)
14. to send or present an account for payment to (a person)
15. to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement
16. to advertise by posters
17. to schedule as a future programme: the play is billed for next week.
[C14: from Anglo-Latin billa, alteration of Late Latin bulla document, bull3]
bill
(bɪl)n
1. (Zoology) the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon
2. (Zoology) any beaklike mouthpart in other animals
3. (Physical Geography) a narrow promontory: Portland Bill.
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical the pointed tip of the fluke of an anchor
vb (intr)
5. (Zoology) (of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together
6. (of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously
[Old English bile; related to bill bill3]
bill
(bɪl)n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade
[Old English bill sword, related to Old Norse bīldr instrument used in blood-letting, Old High German bil pickaxe]
bill
(bɪl)n
(Zoology) ornithol another word for boom14
[C18: from dialect beel bell2 (vb)]
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bill1
(bɪl)n.
1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied.
2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.
3. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
4. a written or printed public notice or advertisement.
5. any written statement of particulars.
6. a written statement, usu. of complaint, presented to a court.
7. Informal. a one-hundred-dollar bill or the sum of one hundred dollars.
9. entertainment scheduled for presentation; program: a good bill at the movies.
v.t.10. to send a list of charges to.
11. to enter (charges) in a bill.
12. to advertise (something) by bill or public notice.
13. to schedule on a program: to bill the play for two weeks.
Idioms:fill the bill, to fulfill a particular need.
[1300–50; Middle English bille < Anglo-French < Anglo-Latin billa, for Late Latin bulla bull 2]
bill′er, n.
bill2
(bɪl)n.
1. the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
2. the visor of a cap.
3. a beaklike headland.
v.i.4. to join bills, as doves.
Idioms:bill and coo, to kiss or fondle and whisper endearments.
[before 1000; Middle English bile, bille, Old English bile beak, trunk; akin to bill 3]
bill3
(bɪl)n.
1. a medieval shafted weapon having at its head a hooklike cutting blade with a beak at the back.
2. Also called billhook. a sharp, hooked instrument used for pruning, cutting, etc.
3. the extremity of a fluke of an anchor.
[before 1000; Middle English bil, Old English bill sword, c. Old High German bill pickax]
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bill
(bĭl)The horny, projecting mouthparts of a bird. Bills have different sizes and shapes depending on how birds feed and what they eat.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bill
A ship's publication listing operational or administrative procedures.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
bill
– checkIn British English, a bill is a piece of paper showing how much money you must pay for a meal in a restaurant.
We paid our bill and left.
In American English, a piece of paper like this is called a check.
He waved to a waiter and asked for the check.
In both British and American English, a bill is a piece of paper that shows how much money you must pay for services such as electricity or gas.
If you are finding it difficult to pay your gas bill, please let us know quickly.
I ran up a huge phone bill.
In American English, a bill is also a piece of paper money.
note
– bill2. 'bill'
A piece of American paper money is called a bill, not a 'note'.
He took out a five dollar bill.
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bill
Past participle: billed
Gerund: billing
| Imperative |
|---|
| bill |
| bill |
| Present |
|---|
| I bill |
| you bill |
| he/she/it bills |
| we bill |
| you bill |
| they bill |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I billed |
| you billed |
| he/she/it billed |
| we billed |
| you billed |
| they billed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am billing |
| you are billing |
| he/she/it is billing |
| we are billing |
| you are billing |
| they are billing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have billed |
| you have billed |
| he/she/it has billed |
| we have billed |
| you have billed |
| they have billed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was billing |
| you were billing |
| he/she/it was billing |
| we were billing |
| you were billing |
| they were billing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had billed |
| you had billed |
| he/she/it had billed |
| we had billed |
| you had billed |
| they had billed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bill |
| you will bill |
| he/she/it will bill |
| we will bill |
| you will bill |
| they will bill |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have billed |
| you will have billed |
| he/she/it will have billed |
| we will have billed |
| you will have billed |
| they will have billed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be billing |
| you will be billing |
| he/she/it will be billing |
| we will be billing |
| you will be billing |
| they will be billing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been billing |
| you have been billing |
| he/she/it has been billing |
| we have been billing |
| you have been billing |
| they have been billing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been billing |
| you will have been billing |
| he/she/it will have been billing |
| we will have been billing |
| you will have been billing |
| they will have been billing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been billing |
| you had been billing |
| he/she/it had been billing |
| we had been billing |
| you had been billing |
| they had been billing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bill |
| you would bill |
| he/she/it would bill |
| we would bill |
| you would bill |
| they would bill |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have billed |
| you would have billed |
| he/she/it would have billed |
| we would have billed |
| you would have billed |
| they would have billed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
bill
(restaurant) check
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bill - a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"rider - a clause that is appended to a legislative bill legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right appropriation bill - a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose bill of attainder - a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States" bottle bill - a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles farm bill - a statute that would regulate farm production and prices trade bill - a statute that would regulate foreign trade law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. |  bill - 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"financial statement, statement - a document showing credits and debits electric bill - a bill for money owed for electricity used hotel bill - statement of charges for staying in a hotel doctor's bill, medical bill - statement of charges for medical services phone bill, telephone bill - statement of charges for telephone service tax bill - money owed for taxes tab, chit, check - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" | |
| 3. |  bill - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note 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 silver certificate - formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver c-note, hundred dollar bill - a United States bill worth 100 dollars fifty dollar bill, fifty - a United States bill worth 50 dollars twenty dollar bill, twenty - a United States bill worth 20 dollars ten dollar bill, tenner - a United States bill worth 10 dollars five dollar bill, fiver, five-spot - a United States bill worth 5 dollars two dollar bill - a United States bill worth 2 dollars dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam, dollar - a piece of paper money worth one dollar | |
| 4. | bill - the entertainment offered at a public presentation programme, program - a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" | |
| 5. |  bill - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service stuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail | |
| 6. |  bill - a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"sign - a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows" show bill, show card, theatrical poster - a poster advertising a show or play flash card, flashcard - a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher | |
| 7. |  bill - a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) bill of entry - a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import bill of goods - a consignment of merchandise bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu, card - a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" playbill - a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill" | |
| 8. |  bill - a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting | |
| 9. |  bill - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap - a cap with a bill brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap - a cap with a flat circular top and a visor | |
| 10. |  bill - horny projecting mouth of a bird bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings cere - the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" | |
| Verb | 1. | bill - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine" tithe - exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed" assess - charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine undercharge - charge (someone) too little money surcharge - charge an extra fee, as for a special service invoice - send an bill to; "She invoiced the company for her expenses" charge - enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" |
| 2. |  bill - advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" | |
| 3. | bill - publicize or announce by placards post - publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" |
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bill
1noun
1. charges, rate, costs, score, account, damage (informal), statement, reckoning, expense, tally, invoice, note of charge They couldn't afford to pay the bills.
2. banknote, green-back (U.S.), note The case contained a large quantity of US dollar bills.
verb
1. charge, debit, invoice, send a statement to, send an invoice to Are you going to bill me for this?
fit the bill be suitable, fit, be right, be suited, be cut out for If you think you fit the bill, send a CV.
foot the bill pay, cough up (informal), meet the cost Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
bill
noun beak, nib, neb (archaic or dialect), mandible Its legs and feet are grey, its bill brownish-yellow.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bill 1
noun1. A precise list of fees or charges:
Informal: tab.
2. A document, such as a list or an outline, that gives, for example, the order of events in a public performance or the chief features of a stock offering:
3. A usually public posting that conveys a message:
4. The formal product of a legislative or judicial body:
To present a statement of fees or charges to:
bill 2
noun1. The horny projection forming a bird's jaws:
2. The projecting rim on the front of a cap:
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Translations
човка
bankovkaúčetvyúčtovatzobáknávrh zákona
regningpengeseddelplakatdebiterelovforslag
laskusetelivesurilaskuttaaluettelo
novčanicaprijedlog zakonaračun
auglÿsingaspjaldfuglsnef, goggurpeningaseîillreikningursenda reikning
法案紙幣請求書
계산서법안지폐
afišaaizsūtīt rēķinubanknoteknābisplakāts
vyúčtovať
bankovecračun
räkningsedelväxelaffischaffischera
ใบแจ้งหนี้ธนบัตรร่างกฎหมาย
dự luậtgiấy bạchóa đơn
Bill
[bɪl] N
1. (familiar form) of William
2. (Brit) the (Old) Bill → la poli, la pasma (Sp)
bill
1 [bɪl]
bill
2 [bɪl]
B. VI to bill and coo [birds] → arrullarse (fig) [lovers] → arrullarse, hacerse arrumacos
BILL OF RIGHTS
El conjunto de las diez enmiendas (amendments) originales a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, en vigor desde 1791, recibe el nombre de Bill of Rights. Aquí se enumeran los derechos que tiene todo ciudadano norteamericano y se definen algunos de los poderes de los gobiernos estatales y federal. Se incluyen, por ejemplo, el derecho a la libertad de culto, de asociación y de prensa (First Amendment), el derecho a llevar armas (Second Amendment) y el derecho a un juicio justo (Sixth Amendment). Entre las enmiendas hechas a la Constitución después de 1791 están el derecho a la igualdad de protección legal para todos los ciudadanos (Fourteenth Amendment) y el derecho al voto (Fifteenth Amendment).
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bill
[ˈbɪl]
n
(in restaurant) → addition f
Can we have the bill, please? → L'addition, s'il vous plaît.
May I have the bill please? → L'addition, s'il vous plaît?, Est-ce que je peux avoir l'addition, s'il vous plaît?
(in hotel) → note f
(POLITICS) (in parliament) → projet m de loi
(US) (= banknote) → billet m (de banque)
a five-dollar bill → un billet de cinq dollars
(= notice) → affiche f
"stick no bills", "post no bills" → "défense d'afficher"
[bird] → bec m
to fit the bill, to fill the bill (= be suitable) [person, thing] → faire l'affaire; [job applicant] → avoir le profil
(COMMERCE) bill of exchange, bill of lading, bill of sale
vt
it is billed as (= said to be) [show, event] → on dit que c'est
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bill
:
billhead
n (= heading) → Rechnungskopf m; (= sheet) → Rechnungsformular nt
bill
1
bill
2
n
(= statement of charges) → Rechnung f; could we have the bill please? (esp Brit) → zahlen bitte!, wir möchten bitte zahlen
(US: = banknote) → Banknote f, → Schein m; five-dollar bill → Fünfdollarschein m → or -note f
(Theat: = programme) → Programm nt; to head or top the bill, to be top of the bill → Star m → des Abends/der Saison sein; (act) → die Hauptattraktion sein
(esp Comm, Fin: = certificate, statement) bill of lading (Naut) → Seefrachtbrief m, → Konnossement nt; bill of exchange → Wechsel m, → Tratte f; bill of sale → Verkaufsurkunde f; bill of health (Naut) → Gesundheitsattest nt; to give somebody a clean bill of health (lit, fig) → jdm (gute) Gesundheit bescheinigen; to fit or fill the bill (fig) → der/die/das Richtige sein, passen
(Jur) bill of attainder (Brit Hist) Anklage und Urteil gegen politische Persönlichkeiten in Form eines Gesetzes (US) unmittelbare Bestrafung einer Person durch den Gesetzgeber bill of indictment → Anklageschrift f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bill1
(bil) nouna bird's beak. a bird with a yellow bill.
bill2
(bil) noun1. an account of money owed for goods etc. an electricity bill.
2. (American) a banknote. a five-dollar bill.
3. a poster used for advertising.
verbto send an account (to someone). We'll bill you next month for your purchases.
ˈbillboard nouna large board on which advertising posters are displayed. He stuck posters on the billboard.
ˈbillfold noun(American) a wallet. a billfold full of dollars.
fill the billto be suitable; to be exactly what is required. We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bill
→ فاتُورَة, مَشْرُوع قانون, وَرَقَة مالِيَّة, وَرَقةٌ نِقْدِيَةِ bankovka, návrh zákona, účet lovforslag, pengeseddel, regning Banknote, Gesetzentwurf, Rechnung λογαριασμός, νομοσχέδιο, χαρτονόμισμα billete, billete de banco, cuenta, proyecto de ley lakiesitys, lasku, seteli billet, billet de banque, note, projet de loi novčanica, prijedlog zakona, račun banconota, conto, progetto di legge 法案, 紙幣, 請求書 계산서, 법안, 지폐 bankbiljet, rekening, wetsontwerp lovforslag, pengeseddel, regning, seddel banknot, projekt ustawy, rachunek cédula, conta, nota, projeto de lei банкнота, законопроект, счет proposition, räkning, sedel ใบแจ้งหนี้, ธนบัตร, ร่างกฎหมาย banknot, hesap, kağıt para, yasa dự luật, giấy bạc, hóa đơn 帐单, 议案, 钞票Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bill
n. [statement] cuenta; [currency] billete.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Please prepare the bill
- Put it on my bill
- Do you have change for this bill? (US)
Do you have change for this note? (UK) - May I have an itemized bill? (US)
Can I have an itemized bill? (UK) - The bill is wrong
- Please bring the check (US)
Please bring the bill (UK)
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bill
n (statement of charges) cuenta, factura
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