bill

bill
bill1
noun
1》 a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services.
2》 a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
3》 a programme of entertainment at a theatre or cinema.
4》 N. Amer. a banknote.
5》 a poster or handbill.
verb
1》 list (a person or event) in a programme.
    ↘(bill someone/thing as) proclaim someone or something as.
2》 send a bill to.
    ↘charge (a sum of money).
Phrases
fit (or fill) the bill be suitable for a particular purpose.
Derivatives
billable adjective
billing noun
Origin
ME (denoting a written list or catalogue): from Anglo-Norman Fr. bille, prob. based on med. L. bulla 'seal, sealed document'.
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bill2
noun
1》 the beak of a bird, especially when it is slender, flattened, or weak, or belongs to a web-footed bird or a bird of the pigeon family.
    ↘the muzzle of a platypus.
2》 N. Amer. the peak of a cap.
3》 the point of an anchor fluke.
4》 [in place names] a narrow promontory: Portland Bill.
verb (of birds, especially doves) stroke bill with bill during courtship.
Phrases
bill and coo informal behave or talk in a loving and sentimental way.
Derivatives
-billed adjective
Origin
OE bile, of unknown origin.
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bill3
noun a medieval weapon like a halberd with a hook instead of a blade.
Origin
OE bil, of W. Gmc origin.

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