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Definition of Fill the bill
1. Verb. Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required. "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?"
Definition of Fill the bill
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fill The Bill
Literary usage of Fill the bill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"(NED) fill the bill. To meet all requirements : to come up to the mark. ...
1866 " Call him fat," said I, " and you'll fill the bill. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"... said land "large enough to fill the bill" attached thereto, and as otherwise
provided, "at the rate of $12.50 per thousand feet, provided said company, ..."
3. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Bills and Notes and Other Negotiable by James Barr Ames (1881)
"But, even in that case, the defendant would be estopped; for, by his acceptance,
the defendant gives the drawers full power to fill the bill up as they ..."
4. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Bills and Notes and Other Negotiable by James Barr Ames (1881)
"But, even in that case, the defendant would be estopped; for, by his acceptance,
the defendant gives the drawers full power to fill the bill up as they ..."
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