English to English
bill
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noun (n)
- a statute in draft before it becomes law(noun.communication)Example:
They held a public hearing on the bill.
source: wordnet30 - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- the entertainment offered at a public presentation(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a long-handled saw with a curved blade(noun.artifact)Example:
He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree.
source: wordnet30 - A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.(noun)source: webster1913
- The bell, or boom, of the bittern(noun)source: webster1913
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- demand payment(verb.possession)Example:
We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights.
source: wordnet30 - advertise especially by posters or placards(verb.communication)Example:
He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso.
source: wordnet30 - To strike; to peck.(verb)source: webster1913
- To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill.(verb)source: webster1913
- To advertise by a bill or public notice.(verb)source: webster1913