bill

I

n.

proposed law

1) to draft; introduce, propose; oppose; pass; support a bill

2) to move; railroad a bill through a legislature

3) to quash, reject, vote down; veto a bill

4) to shelve a bill

banknote

(AE)

5) to break, change; pass a bill

6) marked bills

statement of money owed

debt

7) to run up a bill

8) to foot (colloq.), pay; settle a bill

9) a hospital, medical; hotel; telephone; utility (gas and electric; water) bill

10) a bill falls due, matures

poster

11) to post, stick (BE) a bill (post no bills!)

misc.

12) to fill, fit the bill ('to meet all requirements')

II

v.

1) (D; tr.) ('to charge') to bill for (the doctor did not bill them for the visit)

2) (H) ('to cast'); ('to announce') he was billed to appear as Hamlet

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[bɪl]

('to announce') he was billed to appear as Hamlet

change

hotel

introduce

matures

medical

oppose

pass a bill

pass: support a bill

propose

railroad a bill through a legislature

reject

settle a bill

telephone

utility (gas and electric; water) bill

veto a bill

vote down

fit the bill ('to meet all requirements')

stick (BE) a bill (post no bills!)

['banknote'] (AE) to break

['misc. '] to fill

['poster'] to post

['proposed law'] to draft

['statement of money owed'] ['debt'] to run up a bill

a hospital

a bill falls due

marked bills

to foot (colloq.) . pay

to move

to quash

to shelve a bill

(D;tr.) ('to charge') to bill for (the doctor did not bill them for the visit)