bill

n. male first name (form of William)

v. charge; announce, advertise

n. bank note, promissory note; invoice; beak; snout; headland, promontory; proposed law

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Noun
1. a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
(synonym) measure
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(hyponym) appropriation bill
(part-meronym) rider
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
(synonym) account, invoice
(hypernym) statement, financial statement
(hyponym) electric bill
(derivation) charge
3. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
(synonym) note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
(hypernym) paper money, folding money, paper currency
(hyponym) silver certificate
4. the entertainment offered at a public presentation
(hypernym) program, programme
5. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
(hypernym) list, listing
(hyponym) bill of entry
6. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
(synonym) circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
(hypernym) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert
(hyponym) stuffer
7. horny projecting mouth of a bird
(synonym) beak, neb, nib, pecker
(hypernym) mouth
(part-holonym) bird
8. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
(synonym) poster, posting, placard, notice, card
(hypernym) sign
(hyponym) show bill, show card, theatrical poster
(derivation) placard
9. a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
(synonym) billhook
(hypernym) saw
10. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
(synonym) peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
(hypernym) brim
(part-holonym) baseball cap, jockey cap, golf cap

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Verb
1. demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
(synonym) charge
(hypernym) account, calculate
(hyponym) levy, impose
(verb-group) charge
(derivation) account, invoice
2. advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote, push
(derivation) poster, posting, placard, notice, card
3. publicize or announce by placards
(synonym) placard
(hypernym) post
(derivation) poster, posting, placard, notice, card

n. Bill, male first name (form of William)

nm. Bill, male first name (form of William)