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BILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The entertainment offered at a public presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
program; programme (a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Horny projecting mouth of a bird
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
cere (the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds)
Holonyms ("bill" is a part of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Example:
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Synonyms:
bill; eyeshade; peak; visor; vizor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
brim (a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)
Holonyms ("bill" is a part of...):
baseball cap; golf cap; jockey cap (a cap with a bill)
kepi; peaked cap; service cap; yachting cap (a cap with a flat circular top and a visor)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A cutting tool with a sharp edge
Example:
he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
Synonyms:
bill; billhook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
bill of entry (a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import)
bill of goods (a consignment of merchandise)
bill of fare; card; carte; carte du jour; menu (a list of dishes available at a restaurant)
playbill (a theatrical program)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
Example:
send me an account of what I owe
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
financial statement; statement (a document showing credits and debits)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
check; chit; tab (the bill in a restaurant)
tax bill (money owed for taxes)
reckoning; tally (a bill for an amount due)
phone bill; telephone bill (statement of charges for telephone service)
doctor's bill; medical bill (statement of charges for medical services)
hotel bill (statement of charges for staying in a hotel)
electric bill (a bill for money owed for electricity used)
Derivation:
bill (demand payment)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A statute in draft before it becomes law
Example:
they held a public hearing on the bill
Synonyms:
bill; measure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Meronyms (parts of "bill"):
rider (a clause that is appended to a legislative bill)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
trade bill (a statute that would regulate foreign trade)
farm bill (a statute that would regulate farm production and prices)
bottle bill (a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles)
bill of attainder (a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial)
appropriation bill (a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Example:
a poster advertised the coming attractions
Synonyms:
bill; card; notice; placard; poster; posting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
sign (a public display of a message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
show bill; show card; theatrical poster (a poster advertising a show or play)
flash card; flashcard (a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher)
Derivation:
bill (advertise especially by posters or placards)
bill (publicize or announce by placards)
Sense 9
Meaning:
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Example:
he mailed the circular to all subscribers
Synonyms:
bill; broadsheet; broadside; circular; flier; flyer; handbill; throwaway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
stuffer (an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail)
Sense 10
Meaning:
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
Example:
he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
Synonyms:
bank bill; bank note; banker's bill; banknote; bill; Federal Reserve note; government note; greenback; note
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
folding money; paper currency; paper money (currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
buck; clam; dollar; dollar bill; one dollar bill (a piece of paper money worth one dollar)
two dollar bill (a United States bill worth 2 dollars)
five-spot; five dollar bill; fiver (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)
ten dollar bill; tenner (a United States bill worth 10 dollars)
twenty; twenty dollar bill (a United States bill worth 20 dollars)
fifty; fifty dollar bill (a United States bill worth 50 dollars)
c-note; hundred dollar bill (a United States bill worth 100 dollars)
silver certificate (formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bill ... he / she / it bills
Past simple: billed
Past participle: billed
-ing form: billing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Advertise especially by posters or placards
Example:
He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bill" is one way to...):
advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
bill (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Publicize or announce by placards
Synonyms:
bill; placard
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bill" is one way to...):
post (publicize with, or as if with, a poster)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bill (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Demand payment
Example:
We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
Synonyms:
bill; charge
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "bill" is one way to...):
account; calculate (keep an account of)
Verb group:
charge (enter a certain amount as a charge)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bill"):
impose; levy (impose and collect)
tithe (exact a tithe from)
assess (charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine)
undercharge (charge (someone) too little money)
surcharge (charge an extra fee, as for a special service)
invoice (send an bill to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Derivation:
bill (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered)
Context examples:
The nature of the bill showed that there was a lady in the case, and one who had expensive tastes.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Holmes replaced the bill in his notebook.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I caught it, and prying its bill open, I thrust the stone down its throat as far as my finger could reach.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A computer-based tracking and submission system for statements, bills, invoices, and related information corresponding to the payment for goods or services.
(Electronic Billing System, NCI Thesaurus)
Dr. Shlessinger had paid the bill of the whole party before his departure.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Laurie had christened it, saying it was highly appropriate to the gentle lovers who 'went on together like a pair of turtledoves, with first a bill and then a coo'.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Many states have additional laws protecting patients, and healthcare facilities often have a patient bill of rights.
(Patient Rights, NIH)
Bill shook his head. "Oh, I don't know."
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Challenger might get off, but Summerlee and I were in the bill.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
If the evidence of sight might be trusted, she held a washing-bill in her hand.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
