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Definition of Bill

1. Noun. A statute in draft before it becomes law. "They held a public hearing on the bill"

2. Verb. Demand payment. "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"

3. Noun. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered. "Send me an account of what I owe"

4. Verb. Advertise especially by posters or placards. "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"

5. Noun. A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank). "He peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

6. Verb. Publicize or announce by placards.

7. Noun. The entertainment offered at a public presentation.

8. Noun. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. "He mailed the circular to all subscribers"

9. Noun. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement. "A poster advertised the coming attractions"

10. Noun. A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare).

11. Noun. A long-handled saw with a curved blade. "He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"

12. Noun. A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes. "He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

13. Noun. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.

Definition of Bill

1. n. A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

2. v. i. To strike; to peck.

3. n. The bell, or boom, of the bittern

4. n. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.

5. v. t. To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.

6. n. 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.

7. v. t. To advertise by a bill or public notice.

Definition of Bill

1. Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name ''William''. ¹

2. Proper noun. (British slang) A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill" ¹

3. Proper noun. (US slang) One Hundred Dollars. ¹

4. Noun. Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff. ¹

5. Noun. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. ¹

6. Noun. Somebody armed with a bill; a bill-man. ¹

7. Noun. (nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill. ¹

9. Noun. The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a turtle, platypus, or other animal. ¹

10. Noun. A beak-like projection, especially a promontory. ¹

11. Verb. (obsolete) To peck. ¹

12. Verb. To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness. ¹

13. Noun. A written list or inventory. (''Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.'') ¹

14. Noun. A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (''Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.'') ¹

15. Noun. A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law. ¹

16. Noun. (obsolete legal) 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. ¹

17. Noun. (American English) A piece of paper money; a banknote. ¹

18. Noun. A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice. ¹

19. Noun. A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill. ¹

20. Noun. A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. A bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note. ¹

21. Verb. (transitive) To advertise by a bill or public notice. ¹

22. Verb. (transitive) To charge; to send a bill to. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bill

1. to present a statement of costs to [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BILLABLE [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bill

biliteral biliteralism bilitherapy bilitranslocase biliuria biliverdin biliverdine biliverdinglobin biliverdins bilk

bilked bilker bilkers bilking bilks bill bill-hook bill-hooks bill-me order bill hook

bill of Particulars bill of attainder bill of costs bill of credit bill of entry bill of exchange bill of fare bill of goods bill of health bill of indictment

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