bill

Meanings

• a statute in draft before it becomes law
  • "they held a public hearing on the bill"
• an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
  • "he paid his bill and left"
• a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
• the entertainment offered at a public presentation
• an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
• a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
• a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
• a long-handled saw with a curved blade
  • "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
• a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
  • "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
• horny projecting mouth of a bird
• demand payment
  • "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
• advertise especially by posters or placards
  • "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
• publicize or announce by placards

Synonyms

account, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, beak, billhook, broadsheet, broadside, card, charge, circular, eyeshade, Federal Reserve note, flier, flyer, government note, greenback, handbill, invoice, measure, neb, nib, note, notice, peak, pecker, placard, poster, posting, throwaway, visor, vizor