Meaning

22 senses
  1. A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

    счётsčot

  2. A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

  3. 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

  4. (Canada, US)A piece of paper money; a banknote.

    a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

  5. A piece of paper money; a banknote.

    (Canada, US, slang)One hundred dollars.

  6. (UK, slang)One hundred pounds sterling.

  7. 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

  8. (India, slang)A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, listing the price or charge paid; a receipt.

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. A set of items presented together.

    We've got a brilliant new comedian on the bill tonight.

  12. (UK)A list of pupils to be disciplined for breaking school rules.

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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
draft of a law:
invoice:
advertisement:
bird's beak:
Русский
By meaning 9
written inventory:
draft of a law:
law: declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant:
invoice:
advertisement:
bill of exchange — see also bill of exchange:
bird's beak:
weapon of infantry:
cutting instrument:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
draft of a law:
invoice:
advertisement:
bird's beak:
beaklike projection:

Origin

From Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval L

From 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: bills
Singularbill
Pluralbills

regular

Synonyms

38 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

125 related words

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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