bill

bill¹ W1S1 [bıl] n

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1¦(request for payment)¦

2¦(restaurant)¦

3¦(law)¦

4¦(money)¦

5 fit/fill the bill

6¦(concert/show etc)¦

7 give somebody/something a clean bill of health

8¦(bird)¦

9¦(advertisement)¦

10¦(part of a hat)¦

11 the (old) bill

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[Sense: 1-7, 9; Date: 1300-1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: billa, from Latin bulla 'bubble, seal added to a document'; BOIL¹]

[Sense: 8,10; Origin: Old English bile]

[Sense: 11; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Old Bill]

1.) ¦(REQUEST FOR PAYMENT)¦

a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc

bill for

▪ The bill for the repairs came to $650.

phone/electricity/gas/water etc bill

▪ Have you paid the phone bill ?

2.) ¦(RESTAURANT)¦

especially BrE a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant

American Equivalent: check

▪ Could we have the bill, please?

3.) ¦(LAW)¦

a written proposal for a new law, which is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed

approve/pass/veto a bill

▪ The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.

▪ The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage.

4.) ¦(MONEY)¦

AmE a piece of paper money

British Equivalent: note

→↑coin

▪ a five-dollar bill

5.) fit/fill the bill

to be exactly what you need

▪ This car fits the bill perfectly. It's cheap and gets good mileage.

6.) ¦(CONCERT/SHOW ETC)¦

a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc

▪ Tricia topped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children's Variety Show.

7.) give sb/sth a clean bill of health

to officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly

▪ Maddox was given a clean bill of health.

8.) ¦(BIRD)¦

a bird's beak

9.) ¦(ADVERTISEMENT)¦

a printed notice advertising an event

10.) ¦(PART OF A HAT)¦

AmE the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a ↑baseball cap

11.) the (old) bill

BrE spoken the police

bill ²

bill² v [T]

1.) to send someone a bill

▪ Clients will be billed monthly.

bill sb for sth

▪ I was billed for equipment that I didn't order.

2.) be billed to do sth

if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this

▪ Johnson was billed to speak at two conferences.

3.) bill and coo

old-fashioned if two lovers are billing and cooing, they are kissing and talking softly

bill as [bill sth as sth] phr v

to advertise or describe something in a particular way

▪ The castle bills itself as the oldest in England.