0 a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written:
1 a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on:
a dollar/one-dollar bill
a ten-dollar bill
3 a paper sign giving information about something, especially an event or performance
5 the part of a cap that sticks out above the eyes of the person who is wearing it:
6 to give or send someone a bill asking for money that they owe for a product or service:
7 to advertise something with a particular description; to describe someone in a particular way in order to advertise them or make them known:
8 the police
9 a list of expenses to be paid, or the total amount of costs or expenses:
11 a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed by a government or legislature before being voted on:
14 a document showing how much money you owe for goods or services you have received:
bill for sth a bill for $10,000
big/huge/hefty, etc. bill (for sth) The company faces a hefty bill for repairs after the storm.
pay/settle a bill I don't have the money to pay this gas bill.
monthly/quarterly/weekly bill They can afford their monthly bills for basics such as food and housing but have little left for luxuries.
pay/pick up a bill The firm picked up the bill for him to be flown by executive jet to Edinburgh.
cut/reduce a bill We need to find ways of reducing our energy bills.
If you prefer you can request an itemized bill and get a list of every call you have made.
15 to pay a bill:
Should the government foot the bill for all its citizens - or only the poorest among us?
16 a piece of paper given to you when you have finished eating at a restaurant, showing how much money you owe:
17 a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on:
18 → banknote
19 → bill of exchange
20 to send someone a bill telling them how much money they owe for goods or services that they have received:
21 to describe sth as being sth:
bill sth as sth The new technology is being billed as "the email of the future".
They want to talk to you in connection with an unpaid tax bill.
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
I checked the bill and realized the restaurant had charged me £5 too much.
The opposition was in full cry in Parliament last night over the proposed changes to the education bill.
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