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- pronunciation:
- bIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a statement that a business sends to a customer to show how much the customer must pay for goods or services that the business provided.
Did you pay the telephone bill yet?
- synonyms:
- check, invoice, statement
- similar words:
- charge, cost, expense, fee, liability, record, tally
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| definition 2: |
a piece of paper money.
Mrs. Perez paid with a ten-dollar bill.
- similar words:
- currency, money
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| definition 3: |
a law that people in government are considering but have not voted on yet.
Do you think the Senate will pass the new education bill?- similar words:
- act, law, legislation, plan
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| related words: |
account, check, debt, price, program |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bills, billing, billed |
| definition: |
to send a statement of how much money a customer owes.
The electric company bills us every month.You don't have to pay now. We will bill you.- synonyms:
- charge
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| related words: |
advertise, charge |
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| derivation: |
billable (adj.) |
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