English noun: bill | |||
1. | bill (communication) a statute in draft before it becomes law | ||
Samples | They held a public hearing on the bill. | ||
Synonyms | measure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill | ||
Part holonym | rider | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | bill (communication) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered | ||
Samples | He paid his bill and left. Send me an account of what I owe. | ||
Synonyms | account, invoice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | financial statement, statement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | check, chit, doctor's bill, electric bill, hotel bill, medical bill, phone bill, reckoning, tab, tally, tax bill, telephone bill | ||
3. | bill (possession) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | ||
Samples | He peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes. | ||
Synonyms | bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note | ||
Broader (hypernym) | folding money, paper currency, paper money | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buck, c-note, clam, dollar, dollar bill, fifty, fifty dollar bill, five dollar bill, five-spot, fiver, hundred dollar bill, one dollar bill, silver certificate, ten dollar bill, tenner, twenty, twenty dollar bill, two dollar bill | ||
4. | bill (act) the entertainment offered at a public presentation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | program, programme | ||
5. | bill (communication) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | ||
Samples | He mailed the circular to all subscribers. | ||
Synonyms | broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stuffer | ||
6. | bill (communication) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement | ||
Samples | A poster advertised the coming attractions. | ||
Synonyms | card, notice, placard, poster, posting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sign | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flash card, flashcard, show bill, show card, theatrical poster | ||
7. | bill (communication) a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | list, listing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bill of entry, bill of fare, bill of goods, card, carte, carte du jour, menu, playbill | ||
8. | bill (artifact) a long-handled saw with a curved blade | ||
Samples | He used a bill to prune branches off of the tree. | ||
Synonyms | billhook | ||
Broader (hypernym) | saw | ||
9. | bill (artifact) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | ||
Samples | He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead. | ||
Synonyms | eyeshade, peak, visor, vizor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brim | ||
Part meronym | baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap, kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap | ||
10. | bill (animal) horny projecting mouth of a bird | ||
Synonyms | beak, neb, nib, pecker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cere | ||
Part meronym | bird | ||
English verb: bill | |||
1. | bill (possession) demand payment | ||
Samples | Will I get charged for this service?. We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights. | ||
Synonyms | charge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | account, calculate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assess, impose, invoice, levy, surcharge, tithe, undercharge | ||
Verb group | charge | ||
2. | bill (communication) advertise especially by posters or placards | ||
Samples | He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
3. | bill (communication) publicize or announce by placards | ||
Synonyms | placard | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | post | ||