Dictionary entry details
• BILL (noun)
Meaning:
A statute in draft before it becomes law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bill; measure
Context example:
they held a public hearing on the bill
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Meronyms (parts of "bill"):
rider (a clause that is appended to a legislative bill)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
trade bill (a statute that would regulate foreign trade)
farm bill (a statute that would regulate farm production and prices)
bottle bill (a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles)
bill of attainder (a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial)
appropriation bill (a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose)
Meaning:
An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
invoice; bill; account
Context examples:
he paid his bill and left / send me an account of what I owe
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
financial statement; statement (a document showing credits and debits)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
check; chit; tab (the bill in a restaurant)
tax bill (money owed for taxes)
reckoning; tally (a bill for an amount due)
phone bill; telephone bill (statement of charges for telephone service)
doctor's bill; medical bill (statement of charges for medical services)
hotel bill (statement of charges for staying in a hotel)
electric bill (a bill for money owed for electricity used)
Meaning:
A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
greenback; government note; Federal Reserve note; banknote; banker's bill; bank note; bank bill; bill; note
Context example:
he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
folding money; paper currency; paper money (currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
buck; clam; dollar; dollar bill; one dollar bill (a piece of paper money worth one dollar)
two dollar bill (a United States bill worth 2 dollars)
five dollar bill; five-spot; fiver (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)
ten dollar bill; tenner (a United States bill worth 10 dollars)
twenty; twenty dollar bill (a United States bill worth 20 dollars)
fifty; fifty dollar bill (a United States bill worth 50 dollars)
c-note; hundred dollar bill (a United States bill worth 100 dollars)
silver certificate (formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver)
Meaning:
The entertainment offered at a public presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
program; programme (a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation)
Meaning:
A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
playbill (a theatrical program)
bill of fare; card; carte; carte du jour; menu (a list of dishes available at a restaurant)
bill of goods (a consignment of merchandise)
bill of entry (a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import)
Meaning:
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
broadsheet; broadside; circular; handbill; flyer; throwaway; flier; bill
Context example:
he mailed the circular to all subscribers
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
stuffer (an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail)
Meaning:
Horny projecting mouth of a bird
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
beak; neb; nib; pecker; bill
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)
Holonyms ("bill" is a part of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Meaning:
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
posting; poster; placard; notice; card; bill
Context example:
a poster advertised the coming attractions
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
sign (a public display of a (usually written) message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill"):
show bill; show card; theatrical poster (a poster advertising a show or play)
flash card; flashcard (a card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher)
Meaning:
A long-handled saw with a curved blade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
billhook; bill
Context example:
he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
Meaning:
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
eyeshade; vizor; visor; peak; bill
Context example:
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Hypernyms ("bill" is a kind of...):
brim (a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)
Holonyms ("bill" is a part of...):
baseball cap; golf cap; jockey cap (a cap with a bill)
kepi; peaked cap; service cap; yachting cap (a cap with a flat circular top and a visor)
• BILL (verb)
Meaning:
Demand payment
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
bill; charge
Context examples:
Will I get charged for this service? / We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
Hypernyms (to "bill" is one way to...):
account; calculate (keep an account of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bill"):
surcharge (charge an extra fee, as for a special service)
undercharge (charge (someone) too little money)
assess (charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine)
tithe (exact a tithe from)
impose; levy (impose and collect)
invoice (send an bill to)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Advertise especially by posters or placards
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
Hypernyms (to "bill" is one way to...):
advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Publicize or announce by placards
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
placard; bill
Hypernyms (to "bill" is one way to...):
post (publicize with, or as if with, a poster)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
