Bill definition

Bill as a noun

1. a statute in draft before it becomes law

   "they held a public hearing on the bill"

   Same sense: measure

2. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

   "he paid his bill and left"

   Same sense: account, invoice

3. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

   Same sense: note, government note, bank bill, bank note, greenback, banknote

4. the entertainment offered at a public presentation

5. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

   Same sense: circular, flyer, flier, broadside, throwaway, broadsheet, handbill

6. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

   Same sense: card, notice, posting, poster, placard

7. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)

8. a cutting tool with a sharp edge

   "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"

   Same sense: billhook

9. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

   "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

   Same sense: peak, visor, eyeshade, vizor

10. horny projecting mouth of a bird

    Same sense: beak, nib, neb, pecker

Bill as a verb

11. demand payment

    "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"

    Same sense: charge

12. advertise especially by posters or placards

    "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"

13. publicize or announce by placards

    Same sense: placard

Synonyms and antonyms

• measure
• account definition
• invoice
• note
• government note
• bank bill
• bank note
• greenback
• banknote
• circular
• flyer
• flier
• broadside
• throwaway
• broadsheet
• handbill
• card
• notice
• posting
• poster
• placard
• billhook
• peak
• visor

How to say bill

Bill has 1 syllable and rhymes with will. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with bill

• will
• still
• until
• kill
• hill
• till
• ill
• fill
• brazil
• skill
• mill
• chill

BILL in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

0

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