bill
1. a statute in draft before it becomes law (Freq. 22)
- they held a public hearing on the bill
• Syn:
measure
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
• Hyponyms:
appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill
• Part Meronyms:
rider
2. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered (Freq. 6)
- he paid his bill and left
- send me an account of what I owe
• Syn:
account, invoice
• Derivationally related forms:
invoice (for: invoice), account (for: account)
• Hypernyms:
statement, financial statement
• Hyponyms:
electric bill, hotel bill, medical bill, doctor's bill, phone bill,
phone bill, reckoning, tally, tax bill, check,
chit, tab
3. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) (Freq. 4)
- he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
• Syn:
note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note,
banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
• Hypernyms:
paper money, folding money, paper currency
• Hyponyms:
silver certificate, hundred dollar bill, c-note, fifty dollar bill, fifty,
twenty dollar bill, twenty, tenner, ten dollar bill, fiver, five-spot,
five-spot, two dollar bill, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill,
buck, clam
4. the entertainment offered at a public presentation (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
program, programme
5. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
• Syn:
circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier,
flyer, throwaway
• Derivationally related forms:
circulate (for: circular), circularize (for: circular), circularise (for: circular)
• Hypernyms:
ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert
• Hyponyms:
stuffer
6. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
• Syn:
poster, posting, placard, notice, card
• Derivationally related forms:
placard (for: placard), post (for: posting), post (for: poster)
• Hypernyms:
sign
• Hyponyms:
show bill, show card, theatrical poster, flash card, flashcard
7. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
• Hypernyms:
list, listing
• Hyponyms:
bill of entry, bill of goods, menu, bill of fare, card,
carte du jour, carte, playbill
8. a long-handled saw with a curved blade
- he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
• Syn:
billhook
• Hypernyms:
saw
9. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
• Syn:
peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
• Hypernyms:
brim
• Part Holonyms:
baseball cap, jockey cap, golf cap, kepi, peaked cap,
service cap, yachting cap
10. horny projecting mouth of a bird
• Syn:
beak, neb, nib, pecker
• Derivationally related forms:
peck (for: pecker), beak (for: beak)
• Hypernyms:
mouth
• Hyponyms:
cere
• Part Holonyms:
bird
1. demand payment (Freq. 2)
- Will I get charged for this service?
- We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
• Syn:
charge
• Derivationally related forms:
charge (for: charge)
• Hypernyms:
account, calculate
• Hyponyms:
levy, impose, tithe, assess, undercharge,
surcharge, invoice
• Verb Group:
charge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
2. advertise especially by posters or placards (Freq. 1)
- He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
• Hypernyms:
advertise, advertize, promote, push
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. publicize or announce by placards
• Syn:
placard
• Derivationally related forms:
placard (for: placard)
• Hypernyms:
post
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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