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Word: Bill
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting a written list or catalogue): from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla ‘seal, sealed document’ (see also bull)
bɪl
a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services
Short Definition:statement of money owed
Examples:- the bill for their meal came to £17
a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
Short Definition:draft of proposed law
Examples:- a debate over the civil rights bill
a programme of entertainment at a theatre or cinema
Short Definition:programme of entertainment
Examples:- she was top of the bill at America's leading vaudeville house
a banknote
Short Definition:banknote
Examples:- a ten-dollar bill
a poster or handbill
Short Definition:poster or handbill
Examples:- he has been hard at work bill posting in a poster and sticker campaign
Word: Bill
Speech Type: Verb
bɪl
list (a person or event) in a programme
Short Definition:list in a programme
Examples:- they were billed to appear but did not show up
send a bill to (someone)
Short Definition:send list of charges to
Examples:- we shall be billing them for the damage caused
- he had been billed £3,000 for his licence
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