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. — deniko

    ruТебе не стоило платить по этому счету. — redscorp

    deDu hättest die Rechnung nicht zahlen sollen. — lilygilder

  2. Could I have the bill, please?

    Можна мені рахунок, будь ласка? — deniko

    ruСчет, пожалуйста. — Hellerick

    deKann ich bitte die Rechnung haben? — al_ex_an_der

  3. Tom let Mary pay the bill.

    Том дозволив Мері заплатити за рахунком. — deniko

    ruТом позволил Мэри оплатить счет. — odexed

  4. Who's going to pay the bill?

    Хто заплатить за рахунком? — deniko

    ruКто оплатит счёт? — astru

    deWer wird die Rechnung bezahlen? — Yorwba

  5. How much is your monthly gas bill?

    Скільки ти платиш за газ щомісяця? — deniko

    ruСколько ты платишь за газ каждый месяц? — odexed

    deWie hoch ist Ihre monatliche Gasrechnung? — Manfredo

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

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