bill
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2.0
- noun
- /bɪl/
- UK
:
cartel
- You see anything like that that fits the bill?
- a double bill
- a twin bill
- top the bill
And I mean bills, advertisements, newspapers.
- And I mean bills, advertisements, newspapers.
- It's my first fight, but he got top of the bill.
Examples
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Wanted posters and cheap advertising bills were all that was left.
Academic text (1990) -
I have a double bill at the Egyptian.
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Step on up if you think you fit the bill -
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Robin's restaurant in the "East Village" fits the bill for lunch or dinner.
Blog text (20) -
But Hocking River String Band is not the only group on the bill Thursday.
Blog text (24) -
There is a great double headline bill coming up at Bogart's on April 26th.
Blog text (31) -
And speaking of New Zealand, Avalanche City is also on the bill tonight at the Jefferson.
Blog text (11) -
The star-studded bill featured Usher, Rick Ross, Keyshia Cole, Kelly Rowland, Fat Joe, and Future.
Blog text (25) -
So, one night we came in there, expecting to see our favorites, the Grassroots and Billy Preston, and lo and behold, after two weeks, they changed the bill.
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The restaurant's bill included a detailed list of the dishes we ordered.
Synonyms
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1.0
A board or display giving information to the public
304
1.0
A large printed picture used in public to advertise or decorate
141
2.0
A small printed sheet that gives information or advertises events
126
1.0
A written message giving information to people
118
2.1
A public message put on a board or online
42
2.5
A small printed paper that tells people about an event or service
21
5.1
A large sign shown in public to give information or advertise
16
4.4
A printed paper that tells many people about a sale or product
5
4.6
A small printed program given at a play that lists the actors and other details
4
5.4
A small printed paper people give out to advertise something
1
7.8
A large sheet of paper printed on one side used to advertise or announce events
1
5.3
A list of dishes served at a restaurant
1
5.5
A small printed advertisement given to many people
1
6.9
A large sheet of paper with an advertisement or notice sent to many people
A poster that tells people about a play or musical
Idioms
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3.3
An official statement that a person or thing is healthy and has no serious problems
Compounds
- Formal
186
3.3
A written list of the main freedoms people have in a country's constitution
- Formal
18
6.7
A proposal that lets the government spend public money for a specific purpose
9
3.8
An official report that says a person, project, or group is well and able to continue
- Formal
7
3.7
Written paper that shows one person sells a thing like a car to another who becomes the owner
5
1.1
A paper or email that shows how much you must pay each month for services like electricity
- Specialized
5
6.9
A short-term loan to the U.S. government that you buy for less and the government repays within one year
- Specialized
4
4.6
A short-term government loan sold for less than its value and repaid at full value without interest
- Formal
2
7.0
An official document showing a transport company has received goods and saying how and when they will be delivered
- Formal
1
8.6
A written charge by a government lawyer saying someone committed a crime
- Jargon
1
9.9
A paper saying a group of citizens found enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Formal
1
9.9
A law that declares a person guilty and punishes them without a trial
- Formal
1
9.9
A written list that the prosecution gives to show the specific charges and facts about what the accused did
- US
1
5.6
A law that makes people pay a small deposit for drink containers and get it back when they recycle them
- Formal
A court action asking the same court to change or reverse its previous decision
- Indian
An official paper that lists goods coming into or leaving a country for customs
- Formal
A written order telling one person or bank to pay money to another at a set time
- Specialized
A document that makes one company responsible for goods moved by two or more kinds of transport
- Specialized
A paper showing the goods stay on the same ship without transfer
- Formal
A document that covers goods carried by two or more types of transport under one contract
- Specialized
A small plant with fern-like leaves, pink flowers, and a long beak-like seed pod
- New Zealand
A plant from New Zealand that stays green all year with beak-shaped red or white flowers
- Specialized
A shipping document that covers a journey using more than one kind of transport
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bill for a program or lineup comes from the old sense of a list meaning 'written list' printed for people to see. So the bill of a show is the printed list of performers.