See Also: BILL OF DEBT, BILL OBLIGATORY, contracts(law)
Liquidation Value(money)
Liquidation(money)
liquidation(dictionary)
LIQUIDATION(law)
liquidation(dictionary)
Liquidation(finance)
Liquidation value(finance)
Voluntary liquidation(finance)
Liquidation by assignment(money)

bill 1, noun (oh) and Liquidation (finance)


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

Liquidation (finance)


1) When a business or firm is terminated or bankrupt, its assets are sold and the proceeds pay creditors. 2) Any transaction that offsets or closes out a long or short position.