āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ
a new law that is proposed to a parliament to be discussed about
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After several debates, the bill was passed and became law.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛-āĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ
a piece of printed paper that shows the amount of money a person has to pay for goods or services received
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bill showed they had been charged for an extra drink.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¨ā§āĻ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻž
a form of currency made of paper
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She accidentally washed a twenty-dollar bill in her jeans pocket.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ
an itemized statement of money owed for goods or services provided, such as electricity, water, or phone service
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The water bill was much higher than usual this month.
āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻ ā§āĻāĻ, āĻāĻā§āĻā§
the projecting mouthpart of a bird used for feeding or preening
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She observed the bird pecking with its sharp bill.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ ā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ ā§āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
06
āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
an advertisement, typically printed on paper or a leaflet, made for distribution to a wide audience
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The political party printed bills for the campaign.
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
07
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž
the program or entertainment offered at a public performance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The theater 's bill included a comedy and a drama.
āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The wide bill on her sunhat offered ample shade while she relaxed at the beach.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
09
āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛
a cutting or chopping implement with a sharp edge, often used in agriculture or woodworking
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A bill is a traditional tool for pruning hedges.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻšā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
10
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ
a list of items, performances, or offerings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The restaurant 's bill featured seasonal specials.
āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛-āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
11
āĻāĻāĻļ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ, ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ
a $100 banknote
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That jacket cost me three bills.
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to bill
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to demand payment for goods or services rendered
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Hospitals bill patients after treatment.
āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ.
02
āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to promote, advertise, or announce an event or service using posters, placards, or public notices
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They billed the concert across town to attract audiences.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻšāĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
