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1. (law) a statute in draft before it becomes law
   "they held a public hearing on the bill";
   - measure
    
2. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
   "he paid his bill and left";
   - account, invoice
    
3. [N. Amer] A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
   "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty bills";
   - note, government note [US], bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note [US], greenback [US]
    
4. The entertainment offered at a public presentation
    
5. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   "he mailed the bill to all subscribers";
   - circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
    
6. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
   "a bill advertised the coming attractions";
   - poster, posting, placard, notice, card
    
7. A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
    
8. A long-handled saw with a curved blade
   "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree";
   - billhook
    
9. A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
   "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead";
   - peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
    
10. Horny projecting mouth of a bird
    - beak, neb, nib, pecker

1. Demand payment
   "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights";
   - charge
    
2. Advertise especially by posters or placards
   "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
    
3. Publicize or announce by placards
   - placard

Derived forms: billing, billed, bills

Type of: account, ad, advert, advertise, advertisement, advertising, advertize [US, non-standard], advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard], brim, calculate, financial statement, flack [N. Amer], folding money, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, list, listing, mouth, official document, paper currency, paper money, post, program, programme [Brit, Cdn], promote, push, saw, sign, statement

Part of: baseball cap, bird, golf cap, jockey cap, kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap

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