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- pronunciation:
- bIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A bill is a piece of paper that tells how much you have to pay for something. When you are done eating in a restaurant, the waiter brings the bill. If someone comes to your house to fix the roof, they will send a bill later to ask for money for the work they did.
Every month, adults get bills for things like electricity and telephone service.I looked in the mailbox for my package, but there were only bills for my mom.
- synonyms:
- check, statement
- similar words:
- charge, cost, expense, fee, record
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| definition 2: |
A bill is a piece of paper money.
We found this old box in the ground, and it had some old coins and some old bills in it too!
- similar words:
- currency, money
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| definition 3: |
A bill is what a law is called before it really becomes a law. People in a government discuss a bill and decide whether to approve it or not. If the bill is approved, then it becomes a law.
Members of the government will meet today to vote on the new education bill.- similar words:
- act, law, plan, proposal
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| related words: |
check, debt, price, program |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bills, billing, billed |
| definition: |
When someone bills you, they send you a piece of paper or electronic message that says how much you have to pay them for something.
The electric company bills its customers every month.- synonyms:
- charge
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| related words: |
advertise, charge |
| derivation: |
billable (adj.) |
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