double-bill

double bill


Origin:
1925–30

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dou·ble-bill

[duhb-uhl-bil]
verb (used with object)
1.
to bill (different accounts) for the same charge: He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.
2.
to place (a motion picture) on a double bill: The film is being double-billed in some theaters.
verb (used without object)
3.
to bill different accounts for the same charge.

Origin:
1925–30
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