Meaning

4 senses
  1. A diminutive of the male given name William.

    Билл

    Білл

  2. (rare)A diminutive of the male given name Bilal.

  3. A surname.

  4. (UK, slang)A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill"

Examples

1431 sentences
  1. You shouldn't have paid the bill.

    Тобі не слід було сплачувати цей рахунок.

    ruТебе не стоило платить по этому счету.

    deDu hättest die Rechnung nicht zahlen sollen.

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  2. Could I have the bill, please?

    Можна мені рахунок, будь ласка?

    ruСчет, пожалуйста.

    deKann ich bitte die Rechnung haben?

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  3. Tom let Mary pay the bill.

    Том дозволив Мері заплатити за рахунком.

    ruТом позволил Мэри оплатить счет.

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  4. Who's going to pay the bill?

    Хто заплатить за рахунком?

    ruКто оплатит счёт?

    deWer wird die Rechnung bezahlen?

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  5. How much is your monthly gas bill?

    Скільки ти платиш за газ щомісяця?

    ruСколько ты платишь за газ каждый месяц?

    deWie hoch ist Ihre monatliche Gasrechnung?

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
male given name:
Русский
By meaning 1
male given name:

Origin

Hypocorism of William. It is unclear how the initial W became a B; this could have been pa

Hypocorism of William. It is unclear how the initial W became a B; this could have been part of the medieval trend of swapping letters, similar to Dick for Rick.

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • pay the bill
  • pay his bills
  • pay this bill
  • split the bill
  • pay my bills
  • bills on time
  • bills last month
  • dollar bill
  • pay our bills
  • bills this month
  • hundred dollar bill
  • all my bills

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Bill — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto