See Also: bill 1, noun(dictionary)
BILL OF DEBT, BILL OBLIGATORY, contracts(law)
NO BILL(law)
Due bill(finance)
DUE-BILL(law)
Bill:(law)
Due bill(money)
T Bill(money)
Bill, Max(encyclopedia)
bill(6)(dictionary)

bill 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?request for payment?
2 ?restaurant?
3 ?law?
4 ?money?
5 fit/fill the bill
6 ?concert/show etc?
7 give somebody/something a clean bill of health
8 ?bird?
9 ?advertisement?
10 ?part of a hat?
11 the (old) bill
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[Sense: 1-7, 9; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: billa, from Latin bulla 'bubble, seal added to a document'; BOIL1]
[Sense: 8,10; Origin: Old English bile]
[Sense: 11; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Old Bill]
?REQUEST FOR PAYMENT?
a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc
bill for
::The bill for the repairs came to $650.
phone/electricity/gas/water etc bill
::Have you paid the phone bill ?
?RESTAURANT?
especially BrE a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant
American Equivalent: check
::Could we have the bill, please?
?LAW?
a written proposal for a new law, which is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed
approve/pass/veto a bill
::The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.
::The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage.
?MONEY?
AmE a piece of paper money
British Equivalent: note -see also coin coin
::a five-dollar bill
fit/fill the bill
to be exactly what you need
::This car fits the bill perfectly. It's cheap and gets good mileage.
?CONCERT/SHOW ETC?
a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc
::Tricia topped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children's Variety Show.
give sb/sth a clean bill of health
to officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly
::Maddox was given a clean bill of health.
?BIRD?
a bird's beak
?ADVERTISEMENT?
a printed notice advertising an event
?PART OF A HAT?
AmE the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap
the (old) bill
BrE spoken the police