bill
/ˈbɪl/ noun A2- A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
- A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
- A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law. · Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled[…]
- A piece of paper money; a banknote.
- One hundred dollars.
- A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge owing; an invoice. · He received a bill of £9 for the groceries.
- A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, listing the price or charge paid; a receipt.
- A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods
Plural bills
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“Now at _ours_ they had at the end of the bill, ‘French, music, _and washing_—extra.’”
So Bill’s got to come down the chimney, has he?” said Alice to herself.
“Shy, they seem to put everything upon Bill!
I wouldn’t be in Bill’s place for a good deal: this fireplace is narrow, to be sure; but I _think_ I can kick a little!”
Other matches
- bill To dig, chop, etc., with a bill. B1
- bill to stroke bill against bill, with reference to ... C2
- bill To advertise by a bill or public notice. C2
- bill The beak of a bird, especially when small or fl... C2
- bill Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, ... C2
- bill The bell, or boom, of the bittern. C2
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