Bill | Mean of bill in English Dictionary

/ˈbɪl/

• Noun
• a document that says how much money you owe for something you have bought or used
1. He paid the telephone bill.
2. Did our water bill arrive yet?
3. I've been having a hard time paying the bills since I lost my job. [=paying what I owe for housing, heat, electricity, etc.]
4. The waiter gave us our bill.
5. I can't pay for it now: just put it on my bill. [=add the amount I now owe to what I already owe and I will pay the total amount later]
• a written description of a new law that is being suggested and that the lawmakers of a country, state, etc., must vote to accept before it becomes law
1. They will introduce an antismoking bill in Congress.
2. The Senate passed/rejected the bill.
3. How does a bill become a law?
• such a bill after it has become a law
1. the GI bill

• a piece of paper money
1. He handed me a 5-dollar bill.
2. bills and coins
• a written or printed advertisement that is used to announce a play, movie, or concert to the public and to list the names of the performers
1. Who is on the bill? [=who is performing?]
2. a double bill [=a concert that has two parts] featuring two of the world's best jazz trumpeters
3. The notice on the wall said “Post No Bills.” [=do not put any advertisements on the wall]
• to be exactly what is needed
1. If you want to stay near the beach, this hotel will fit the bill.
• to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly
1. The doctor gave him a clean bill of health.
2. The governor gives the program a clean bill of health.
• Verb
• to send a bill to (someone or something)
1. They billed me for the repairs they made to the roof.
2. The company was billed for the deliveries.
• to describe (someone or something) as a particular thing so that people will like or want that person or thing
1. The city is being billed [=advertised] as one of the best places to live in the state.
2. She was billed as the next big movie star.
• to officially say that someone is going to do something
1. Both writers are billed to appear at the conference.
• Noun
• a bird's beak
1. a duck's bill
• the part of a cap that sticks out in front
• Verb
• to kiss and talk quietly
1. A young couple sat together in the corner, billing and cooing.