bill

/bɪl/ noun

1. a written list of charges to be paid

● The sales assistant wrote out the bill.

● Does the bill include VAT?

● The bill is made out to Smith Ltd.

● The builder sent in his bill.

● She left the country without paying her bills.

2. a list of charges in a restaurant

● Can I have the bill please?

● The bill comes to £20 including service.

3. a written paper promising to pay money

♦ bills payable (B/P) bills, especially bills of exchange, which a company will have to pay to its creditors

♦ bills receivable (B/R) bills, especially bills of exchange, which are due to be paid by a company’s debtors

♦ due bills bills which are owed but not yet paid.

⇒ bill of exchange

4. US same as banknote

● a $5 bill

(NOTE: The UK term is note or banknote.)

5. a draft of a new law which will be discussed in Parliament

6. a small poster

♦ ‘stick no bills’ the unauthorised putting up of posters is prohibited

■ verb

to present a bill to someone so that it can be paid

● The plumbers billed us for the repairs.