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   bill

   /bɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services: "the bill for their meal came to £17" Similar invoiceaccountstatementlist of chargestallyamount duecheckinformal:the damagetabinformal, dated:shotarchaic:reckoningscore
   • 2. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion: "a debate over the civil rights bill" Similar draft lawproposed legislationproposalmeasureactAct of Parliament
   • 3. a programme of entertainment at a theatre or cinema: "she was top of the bill at America's leading vaudeville house" Similar programme (of entertainment)listinglistline-upplaybilldated:bill of fare
   • 4. a banknote: North American "a ten-dollar bill" Similar banknotenotegreenback
   • 5. a poster or handbill: "he has been hard at work bill posting in a poster and sticker campaign" Similar posteradvertisementpublic noticeannouncementflyerleafletcircularhandouthandbillfly-posterdodgerafficheinformal:adadvert

   verb

   • 1. list (a person or event) in a programme: "they were billed to appear but did not show up" Similar advertisepromoteannouncepostgive advance notice ofput up in lightsscheduleprogrammetimetableslate
   • ▪ describe or advertise someone or something in a particular way: "he was billed as ‘the new Sean Connery’" Similar advertisepromoteannouncepostgive advance notice ofput up in lightsscheduleprogrammetimetableslatedescribe ascallstylelabeldubdesignatepronouncepromote aspublicize astalk up asinformal:hype as
   • 2. send a bill to (someone): "we shall be billing them for the damage caused" Similar send an invoice toinvoicechargedebitsend a statement to
   • ▪ charge (a sum of money): "we billed £400,000" Similar send an invoice toinvoicechargedebitsend a statement to

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a written list or catalogue): from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla ‘seal, sealed document’ (see also bull2).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • I

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   • L

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