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noun
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a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
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a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.
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Government. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
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EXPANDa written or printed public notice or advertisement.
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any written paper containing a statement of particulars: a bill of expenditures.
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Law. a written statement, usually of complaint, presented to a court.
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Slang. one hundred dollars: The job pays five bills a week.
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entertainment scheduled for presentation; program: a good bill at the movies.
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COLLAPSEverb (used with object)
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to charge for by bill; send a bill to: The store will bill me.
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to enter (charges) in a bill; make a bill or list of: to bill goods.
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to advertise by bill or public notice: A new actor was billed for this week.
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to schedule on a program: The management billed the play for two weeks.
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Fill the bill
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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fill the bill, to fulfill the purpose or need well: As a sprightly situation comedy this show fills the bill.
Related forms
bill·er, noun
Synonyms
1. reckoning, invoice, statement. 5. bulletin, handbill, poster, placard, announcement, circular, throwaway, flyer, broadside.
1. reckoning, invoice, statement. 5. bulletin, handbill, poster, placard, announcement, circular, throwaway, flyer, broadside.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bill
"bird's beak," O.E., related to bill, a poetic word for "a kind of sword" (especially one with a hooked blade), from a common Germanic word for cutting or chopping weapons (cf. O.H.G. bihal, O.N. bilda "hatchet," O.S. bil "sword"), from PIE base *bheie- "to cut, to strike." Used also in M.E. of beak-like
EXPANDprojections of land.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
fill the bill
Serve a particular purpose well, as in I was afraid there wasn't enough chicken for everyone, but this casserole will fill the bill, or Karen's testimony just fills the bill, so we're sure to get a conviction. This expression alludes to adding less-known performers to a program (or bill) in order to make a long enough entertainment. [First half of 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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