1. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
   "he paid his bill and left";
   - account, invoice
    
2. [N. Amer] A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
   "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty bills";
   - note, government note [US], bank bill, banker's bill [N. Amer], bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note [US], greenback [US, informal]
    
3. (law) a statute in draft before it becomes law
   "they held a public hearing on the bill";
   - measure
    
4. [Brit] The bill in a restaurant
   "he asked the waiter for the bill";
   - check [N. Amer], chit, tab [N. Amer, informal]
    
5. A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
   "The restaurant's bill of fare offered a wide variety of dishes"
    
6. The entertainment offered at a public presentation
   "The variety show's bill included singers, dancers, and comedians"
    
7. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   "he mailed the bill to all subscribers";
   - circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway, dodger [US]
    
8. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
   "a bill advertised the coming attractions";
   - poster, posting, placard, notice, card
    
9. Horny projecting mouth of a bird
   "The parrot used its strong bill to crack open nuts";
   - beak, neb, nib, pecker
    
10. A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
    "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead";
    - peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
     
11. A cutting tool with a sharp edge
    "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree";
    - billhook

1. Demand payment
   "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights";
   - charge
    
2. Advertise especially by posters or placards
   "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
    
3. Publicize or announce by placards
   "They billed the event on every street corner";
   - placard

1. The force of policemen and officers
   "the Old Bill came looking for him";
   - police, police force, constabulary, law, boys in blue [informal], Old Bill [Brit, informal], polis [UK, dialect, informal], fuzz [informal], the fuzz [informal]

Derived forms: billing, bills, billed

Type of: account, ad [informal], advert [Brit], advertise, advertisement, advertising, advertize [US, non-standard], advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard], brim, financial statement, flack [N. Amer, informal], folding money [informal], force, hand tool, instrument, law enforcement agency, legal document, legal instrument, list, listing, mouth, official document, paper currency, paper money, personnel, post, program [N. Amer], programme [Brit, Cdn], promote, push, sign, statement

Part of: ballcap [US], baseball cap, bird, birdie [informal], golf cap, jockey cap, kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap

Encyclopedia: Bill, William