bill
A written list or inventoryA written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
» You shouldn't have paid the bill.
Du hättest die Rechnung nicht zahlen sollen.
Тебе не стоило платить по этому счету.
Ты не должен был оплачивать счёт.
Ты не должен был платить по счёту.
Тобі не слід було сплачувати цей рахунок.
Вам не слід було сплачувати цей рахунок.
Meaning
22 sensesA written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
счётsčot
A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled[…]
Gesetzentwurf, Gesetzesentwurf, Gesetzesvorlage
законопрое́ктzakonoproékt, билльbillʹ
законопрое́ктzakonoproékt, білльbillʹ
a statute in draft before it becomes law
(Canada, US)A piece of paper money; a banknote.
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
A piece of paper money; a banknote.
(Canada, US, slang)One hundred dollars.
(UK, slang)One hundred pounds sterling.
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge owing; an invoice.
He received a bill of £9 for the groceries.
Rechnung, Faktura
счётsčot, счёт-факту́раsčot-faktúra
раху́нокraxúnok, раху́нок-факту́раraxúnok-faktúra
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
(India, slang)A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, listing the price or charge paid; a receipt.
A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods
Plakat
афи́шаafíša, програ́мкаprográmka
афі́шаafíša
A writing that binds the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.
ве́ксельvékselʹ, распи́скаraspíska
A set of items presented together.
We've got a brilliant new comedian on the bill tonight.
(UK)A list of pupils to be disciplined for breaking school rules.
Examples
1431 sentencesYou 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
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
Tom let Mary pay the bill.
Том дозволив Мері заплатити за рахунком. — deniko
ruТом позволил Мэри оплатить счет. — odexed
Who's going to pay the bill?
Хто заплатить за рахунком? — deniko
ruКто оплатит счёт? — astru
deWer wird die Rechnung bezahlen? — Yorwba
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
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 9
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval LFrom Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document”). Doublet of bull (“papal bull; bubble”) and bulla.
From Middle English bill, bil, bille, bile, from Old English bile (“beak (of a bird); trunk (of an elephant)”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a special use of Old English bil, bill (“hook; sword”) (see below).
From Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).
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Forms
plural: billsSynonyms
38 synonyms- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes:peakeyeshadevisorvizor
- a cutting tool with a sharp edge:billhook
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered:accountinvoice
- a statute in draft before it becomes law:measure
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank):notegovernment notebank billbanker's billbank notebanknoteFederal Reserve notegreenback
- horny projecting mouth of a bird:beaknebnibpecker
Word family
125 related wordsCollocations
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