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Another word for bill

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Noun

  1. A precise list of fees or charges

      1. A projection, flap, or short strip attached to an object to facilitate opening, handling, or identification.
      2. A small, usually decorative flap or tongue on a garment.
      3. A small auxiliary airfoil that is attached to a larger one and that helps stabilize an aircraft.
      1. The act of stating or declaring:
      2. Something stated; a declaration:
      3. A formal oral or written declaration, especially with regard to facts or claims:
      1. The act of counting or computing.
      2. An itemized bill or statement of a sum due.
      3. A settlement of accounts:
      1. A detailed list of goods shipped or services rendered, with an account of all costs; an itemized bill.
      2. The goods or services itemized in an invoice.
      3. To make an invoice of (goods or services).
      1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.
      1. A narrative or record of events.
      2. A reason given for a particular action or event:
      3. A report relating to one's conduct:
    See also:

    pay

  2. A document, such as a list or an outline, that gives, for example, the order of events in a public performance or the chief features of a stock offering

      1. An outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study.
      2. A summary or abstract of the legal rulings contained in a published judicial case opinion.
      1. A formal summary of a proposed venture or project.
      2. A document describing the chief features of something, such as a business, an educational program, or especially a stock offering or mutual fund, for prospective buyers, investors, or participants.
      1. A listing of the order of events and other pertinent information for a public presentation.
      2. The presentation itself:
      3. A scheduled radio or television show.
    See also:

    words

    planned

  3. A usually public posting that conveys a message

      1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
      2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
      3. Sign language.
      1. A large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often illustrated, that is posted to advertise or publicize something.
      2. An artistic work, often a reproduction of an original painting or photograph, printed on a large sheet of paper.
      3. One that posts bills or notices.
      1. A sign or notice for display in a public place.
      2. A small card or plaque, such as a nameplate on a door.
      3. To announce or advertise by means of placards.
      1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention:
      2. Respectful attention or consideration:
      3. A written or printed announcement:
      1. A panel for the display of advertisements in public places, such as alongside highways or on the sides of buildings.
      2. The advertisement or message posted on such a panel.
      3. An introductory list of highlights from the program or text that follows, as in a broadcast or magazine.
    See also:

    show

  4. The formal product of a legislative or judicial body

      1. A law enacted by a legislature.
      2. A decree or edict, as of a ruler.
      1. A reference standard or sample used for the quantitative comparison of properties:
      2. A unit specified by a scale, such as an inch, or by variable conditions, such as a day's march.
      3. A system of measurement, such as the metric system.
      1. The act or process of legislating; lawmaking.
      2. A proposed or enacted law or group of laws.
      1. A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
      2. The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political authority; a legal system:
      3. The condition of social order and justice created by adherence to such a system:
      1. The act of enacting.
      2. The state of being enacted.
      3. Something that has been enacted:
      1. A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is instituted, or the verdict of the jurors.
      2. A decree or edict rendered at such an inquest.
      3. One of the periodic court sessions formerly held in each of the counties of England and Wales for the trial of civil or criminal cases.
      1. The process of doing or performing something:
      2. Something done or performed; a deed:
      3. Something done that has legal significance:
    See also:

    law

Verb

  1. To present a statement of fees or charges to

      1. A detailed list of goods shipped or services rendered, with an account of all costs; an itemized bill.
      2. The goods or services itemized in an invoice.
      3. To make an invoice of (goods or services).
    See also:

    request

    money

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Another word for bill

Noun

  1. A statement of account

    See also:

    statement

  2. A piece of paper money

    See also:

    money

    dollar

  3. A statement prepared for enactment into law

    See also:

    law

  4. A handbill

    See also:

    advertisement

  5. A formal statement, usually legal

      1. A set of written criminal charges issued against a party, where a grand jury, under the guidance of a prosecutor, has found that sufficient evidence exists to justify trying the party for that crime.
      2. The act or process of obtaining such charges.
      3. A document or other communication that makes accusations of wrongdoing or describes an unacceptable situation:
      1. An assertion that someone has done something wrong, often without proof:
      2. An assertion that someone has engaged in an unlawful act.
      1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
      2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
      3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
    See also:

    declaration

  6. A beak

      1. The act of projecting or the condition of being projected.
      2. A thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface:
      3. A plan for an anticipated course of action:
      1. The lower jaw of a vertebrate animal.
      2. Either the upper or lower part of the beak in birds.
      3. Any of various mouth organs of invertebrates used for seizing and biting food, especially either of a pair of such organs in insects and other arthropods.
      1. The sharpened point of a quill pen.
      2. A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen.
      3. A sharp point or tip.
    See also:

    beak

Verb

  1. To request payment

  2. To advertise, especially a coming attraction

    See also:

    advertise

Idioms:

    fill-the-bill

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Sentence Examples

  • I paid the electric and water bill this week.

  • He called for his bill and paid it.

  • It's just a matter of time until she and Bill get married and you know how Bill always liked this place.

  • I reached for my largest bill; a fifty.

  • Bill is helping out when he gets off work.

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