to bill
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4.1
- verb
- /bɪl/
- UK
:
anunciar como
- The theater bills its latest production as the must-see event of the season.
- billed as a technology
That is Darrell Isaacs, a Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana lawyer who bills himself as the Hammer.
- That is Darrell Isaacs, a Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana lawyer who bills himself as the Hammer.
- Well, you know, this talk has been billed as a conversation between a couple of veterans.
Examples
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This was billed as the unofficial world championship of golf.
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The physician's office used this document to bill Medicare for a discharge examination and treatment plan.
Academic text (1997) -
Well, you know, this talk has been billed as a conversation between a couple of veterans.
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The trial billed as the biggest trial in history has indeed taken on epic proportions today.
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2007 was actually the fifth running of what's billed as the "World's Highest Marathon."
Blog text (9) -
Even though the studio bills it as a two-hander between Kevin and Tiffany.
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If so, these nonstudents will be billed a "seat charge" of $35.00 for the semester.
Fiction book (1995) -
By the time 15-year-old Judy appeared in Everybody Sing... ...she had already been on-stage for more than a decade... ...billed as the little girl with the great, big voice.
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Austin would be billed vaguely as an engineer, Zavala as a metallurgist.
Fiction book (1999) -
Later that year, Calloway was billed by a Chicago nightclub as "Cab Calloway, Tenor Robusto."
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.5
To tell people officially about something, often in public
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2.6
Tell many people about something so they know it exists
To put up signs in public to give information or advertise
To tell many people about something so they know it
Antonyms
Idioms
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3.3
An official statement that a person or thing is healthy and has no serious problems
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
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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
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3.8
An official report that says a person, project, or group is well and able to continue
- Formal
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3.7
Written paper that shows one person sells a thing like a car to another who becomes the owner
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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
How Public
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bill as a verb meaning 'to advertise' comes from the noun bill meaning 'a printed list or poster' for an event. So to bill a show is to put names on posters and notices to tell people who will appear.