bill 1  (bĭl) 
n. An itemized list or statement of fees or charges. A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu. The entertainment offered by a theater. A public notice, such as an advertising poster. A piece of legal paper money: a ten-dollar bill. Slang One hundred dollars. A bill of exchange. Obsolete A promissory note. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body. The law enacted from such a draft: a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
A bill of exchange. Obsolete A promissory note. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body. The law enacted from such a draft: a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body. The law enacted from such a draft: a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
Law A document presented to a court and containing a formal statement of a case, complaint, or petition.
tr.v.
billed, bill·ing, bills
To present a statement of costs or charges to. To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list. To advertise or schedule by public notice or as part of a program. To declare or describe officially; proclaim: a policy that was billed as an important departure for the administration.
[Middle English bille, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin billa, alteration of bulla, seal on a document, from Latin, bubble.]
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