bill

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Parliaments,Law,Performing,Media,Birdsbillbill1 /bɪl/ ●●●S1W1 noun [countable] 1PAYMENTrequest for payment a writtenlist showing how much you have to pay forservices you havereceived, work that has been done etcbill for The bill for the repairs came to $650. Have you paid the phone bill?2restaurant especially British English a list showing how much you have to pay forfood you haveeaten in arestaurantSYN check American English Could we have the bill, please?3LAWlawPGPSCL a writtenproposal for a newlaw, that isbrought to aparliament so that it can bediscussedapprove/pass/veto a bill The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill. The senatorintroduced abill that would increase the minimum wage.4MONEYmoney American English a piece ofpaper moneySYN note British English →coin a five-dollar bill5 →fit/fill the bill6CONCERT/SHOW ETCconcert/show etcAPAM aprogramme ofentertainment at atheatre,concert,cinema etc, withdetails of who isperforming, what is being shown etc Triciatopped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children’s Variety Show.7 →give somebody/something a clean bill of health8BIRDbirdHBB abird’sbeak9advertisement aprinted notice advertising anevent10part of a hat American English thefront part thatsticks out on ahat such as abaseball cap11 →the (old) billCOLLOCATIONSverbspay a billMost people pay their bills on time.settle a bill (=pay it)She went down to the lobby to settle the bill for their rooms.foot the bill/pick up the bill (=pay for something, especially when you do not want to)Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill.run up a bill (=use a lot of something so that you have a big bill to pay)It’s easy to run up a big bill on your mobile phone.face a bill (=have a lot to pay on a bill)They were facing a mounting legal bill.cut/reduce a billWe need to find a way to cut our fuel bill.a bill comes to something (=is for that amount)The bill came to $60.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + billa big/huge billTurn off the lights or we’ll get a huge electricity bill.an electricity/gas/phone etc billI’ll have to pay the gas bill too next month.a hotel billHe paid the hotel bill by credit card.a tax billThere are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.an unpaid billShe had unpaid bills amounting to £3,000.an outstanding bill (=still unpaid)He still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills.THESAURUSbill a piece of paper that tells you how much you must payMany families are struggling to pay their bills.a credit card billWe got a huge phone bill.I asked the waiter to bring me the bill.check American English abill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurantCan I have the check, please?invoice adocument that lists the goods that a company hassent, or the services they haveprovided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another companyPayment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice.tab informal a bill that isadded up at the end of aperiod of time, especially for food ordrinks that you have had in a restaurant orhotelPeople staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab.Examples from the Corpusbill•Thegarage sent me abill for £400.•Thepresident signed abill that will help more families move fromwelfare to work.•Theinfluential Bell study gave them largely acleanbill ofhealth as amodel fordetermining disputes concerningentitlement tobenefit.•But it couldland them with acourtbill of up to £200 if they're stopped by thepolice.•Monday'sdebate on thedefensebill lasted allnight.•But before work can start they need the money, and thefinalbill could come toseveral millionpounds.•To keepratebills to aminimum,action needs to be taken.•We've just had ahuge telephonebill.•Thepublic haspurchased onlyhalf as many as needed tocover thebill.•Can I have thebill,please?•After all of thebills are paid, about $ 6.2 million shouldremain, he said.•They left the hotel without paying thebill.•Thebill for themeal came to $75,including wine.•Sewer rates, which are included on waterbills, would not beaffected.approve/pass/veto a bill•Lawmakersapproved a billrepealing thetax in 1979, but Gov.•Wilsonearlier thismonthvetoed a bill by Sen.•Fife Symingtonvetoed a bill that would have given theInsurance Department the power toinvestigate andfine managed-care plans.•OnTuesday, Symingtonvetoed a bill that would haveallowed judges toincrease prison sentences forhate crimes.topped the bill•Pickled cucumbers andbeetroot andhorseradish saucetopped the bill.billbill2 verb 1PAY FOR[transitive] to send someone a bill Clients will be billed monthly.bill somebody for something I was billed for equipment that I didn’t order.2 →be billed to do something3 →bill and coo →bill something as something→ SeeVerb tableExamples from the Corpusbill•But Marsha isbilled $ 578 a month for hisbed,board andtreatment.•Despite beingbilled as the nextbig thing, hugecontracts andcatwalk showsfailed to materialise.•Somelawyersbillclients up to $300 anhour.•Someconsumers areoffered one-yearsubscriptions and then arebilled for two years.•In New York, mypharmacistbillsMedicaid directly.•One lobbyistbilled theenvironmental group $20,000 for nine-months' work.Bill, TheThe BillBill, The aBritish television programme that was about a policestation inLondon and the crimessolved by its policeofficersFrom Longman Business Dictionarybillbill1 /bɪl/ noun [countable]1ACCOUNTINGa list showing how much you have to pay for services or goods receivedSYNINVOICEbig companies that fail tosettle theirbills with smaller businesses on timeThe government will no longerfoot the bill (=pay the bill) if banks run into difficulty.bill forThe average bill for electricity is £270 a year. →due bill →past due bill →wage bill2British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurantSYNcheck AmEWe finished coffee and asked for the bill.3LAW a written proposal for a new lawThe wording of the bill was vague.Democrats met earlier this month todraft (=write) a new tax bill.The senate haspassed a bill (=voted for one and made it law) to reform the social security system. → see alsoFinance Bill4BANKING American English aBANKNOTEA dollar bill costs 3.2 cents to produce.5BANKING aBILL OFEXCHANGE6FINANCE aform ofborrowing forshort periods of time →Treasury billbillbill2 verb [transitive]to send a bill to someone saying how much theyoweSYNINVOICEbill somebody for somethingThey billed the Air Force for the work that they had carried out.→ SeeVerb tableOriginbill11.(1300-1400)Medieval Latinbilla, fromLatinbulla“bubble, seal added to a document”; → BOIL12.Old English bile3.(1300-1400)Old Bill

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bill

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	bill
he, she, it	bills
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	billed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	havebilled
he, she, it	hasbilled
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hadbilled
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	willbill
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will havebilled
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Continuous Form
Present
I	ambilling
he, she, it	isbilling
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you, we, they	arebilling
Past
I, he, she, it	wasbilling
you, we, they	werebilling
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have beenbilling
he, she, it	has beenbilling
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had beenbilling
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bebilling
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have beenbilling
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