American word for bill

счет, законопроект, вексель, банкнот, билль, расклеивать афиши, объявлять в афишах

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- счёт

- амер. купюра, банкнота, казначейский билет

five-dollar bill — пятидолларовая банкнота 
This bill is queer. — Эта банкнота фальшивая. 

- билль, законопроект

private bill — парл. частный законопроект; законопроект, касающийся отдельных лиц (физических и юридических) 
to introduce /to bring in/ a bill — внести законопроект 
to pass [to throw out] a bill — принять [отклонить] законопроект 

- вексель, тратта (тж. bill of exchange)

short(-dated) [long(-dated)] bill — краткосрочный [долгосрочный] вексель 
outstanding bill — неоплаченный вексель 
bill at par — вексель по номиналу 
bill at sight — тратта, срочная немедленно по предъявлении 
bill on London — вексель на Лондон 
to discount a bill — дисконтировать вексель 
the bill becomes due — наступает срок уплаты по векселю 

- клюв

duck’s bill — утиный клюв 
hooked bill of a bird — загнутый клюв птицы 

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- объявлять в афишах

Irving was billed to appear as Hamlet — было объявлено, что Ирвинг будет выступать в роли Гамлета 

- обклеивать афишами
- выставлять или выписывать счёт

bill me for $3 — запиши на мой счёт 3 доллара; запиши за мной 3 доллара 

- фактурировать; выписывать накладную
- целоваться клювиками (о голубях)
- ворковать, ласкаться

to bill and coo — разг. целоваться, ласкаться 

- работать садовыми ножницами, подстригать
- работать мотыгой, копать

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Словосочетания

to fill the bill — а) не сходить с афиш (о пьесе); б) затмить всех своим успехом (об актёре); в) подходить, удовлетворять требованиям; соответствовать  
that will fill /answer/ the bill — это пойдёт  

Примеры с переводом

The bill runs to $100. 

Счёт составляет сто долларов.

He paid his bill and left. 

Он оплатил счёт и ушёл.

The bill was carried. 

Законопроект был принят.

Could we have the bill, please? 

Можно нам счёт, пожалуйста?

The bill came to £48.50. 

Сумма счёта (за что либо) составила 48.50 фунтов стерлингов.

The bill amounts to £40. 

Сумма счёта составляет сорок фунтов стерлингов.

Portland Bill 

Портландский мыс

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Hello, Bill! How’s tricks?  

The Senate approved the bill.  

She sponsored the new tax bill.  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

billing  — выручка, составление счета, реклама в афишах, выдача накладной

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: bill
he/she/it: bills
ing ф. (present participle): billing
2-я ф. (past tense): billed
3-я ф. (past participle): billed

noun
ед. ч.(singular): bill
мн. ч.(plural): bills

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noun

a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.

a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.

Government. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.

a written or printed public notice or advertisement.

any written paper containing a statement of particulars: a bill of expenditures.

Law. a written statement, usually of complaint, presented to a court.

Slang. one hundred dollars: The job pays five bills a week.

entertainment scheduled for presentation; program: a good bill at the movies.

Obsolete.

  1. a promissory note.
  2. a written and sealed document.
  3. a written, formal petition.

verb (used with object)

to charge for by bill; send a bill to: The store will bill me.

to enter (charges) in a bill; make a bill or list of: to bill goods.

to advertise by bill or public notice: A new actor was billed for this week.

to schedule on a program: The management billed the play for two weeks.

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Idioms about bill

    fit the bill, to be just what is needed for a particular purpose: If you’re looking for things to do with the family, this not-too-spooky Great Pumpkin Fest is sure to fit the bill.Also fill the bill .

Origin of bill

1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bille, from Anglo-French, from Anglo-Latin billa for Late Latin bulla “seal”; see bull3

OTHER WORDS FROM bill

bill·er, noun

Words nearby bill

biliteral, biliterate, bilith, biliverdin, bilk, bill, billable, billabong, billbergia, billboard, bill broker

Other definitions for bill (2 of 5)

noun

the parts of a bird’s jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.

the visor of a cap or other head covering.

a beaklike promontory or headland.

verb (used without object)

to join bills or beaks, as doves.

Origin of bill

2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bile, bille, Old English bile “beak, trunk”; akin to bill3

Other definitions for bill (3 of 5)

noun

a medieval shafted weapon having at its head a hooklike cutting blade with a beak at the back.

Also called billman. a person armed with a bill.

Also called billhook. a sharp, hooked instrument used for pruning, cutting, etc.

Also called pea. Nautical. the extremity of a fluke of an anchor.

Origin of bill

3

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bil, Old English bill “sword”; cognate with Old High German bil “pickax”

Other definitions for bill (4 of 5)

Origin of bill

4

First recorded in 1780–90; akin to bell2, bellow

Other definitions for bill (5 of 5)

noun

a male given name, form of William.

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Words related to bill

check, debt, note, statement, agenda, card, program, act, draft, measure, proposal, announce, chit, damage, invoice, knock, reckoning, score, tab, advertisement

How to use bill in a sentence

  • What starts with a few innocent bills can—before you know it—become an overwhelming document pile you’re forced to tear through in a panic looking for your lost passport.

  • “We are currently growing at 110% average month on month in sales and our average bill value has gone up by 10 times in the last 6 months,” he said.

  • An investigation this year by ProPublica found that companies run by the governor’s family have accumulated $128 million in judgments and settlements in cases brought by vendors and other businesses and government entities over unpaid bills.

  • The bills are usually paid in private, with no public disclosure.

  • They would allow lawmakers to pass, or at least put up to vote, targeted bills on unemployment, increased testing, and other issues.

  • “Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.

  • True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.

  • But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.

  • She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.

  • That is the difference between the protections embedded in our Bill of Rights and the lived lives of our citizenry.

  • The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.

  • Several able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill when one Mr. Morrisett, from Monroe, took the floor.

  • He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.

  • Then, you know, she had no right to play in the Rooms again; she was supposed to pay her hotel bill, and leave Monte Carlo.

  • For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.

British Dictionary definitions for bill (1 of 4)

noun

money owed for goods or services suppliedan electricity bill

a written or printed account or statement of money owed

mainly British such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etcUsual US and Canadian word: check

any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programmewho’s on the bill tonight?

fit the bill or fill the bill informal to serve or perform adequately

a statute in draft, before it becomes law

a printed notice or advertisement; poster

US and Canadian a piece of paper money; note

archaic any document

verb (tr)

to send or present an account for payment to (a person)

to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement

to advertise by posters

to schedule as a future programmethe play is billed for next week

Word Origin for bill

C14: from Anglo-Latin billa, alteration of Late Latin bulla document, bull ³

British Dictionary definitions for bill (2 of 4)

noun

the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon

any beaklike mouthpart in other animals

a narrow promontoryPortland Bill

nautical the pointed tip of the fluke of an anchor

verb (intr)

(of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together

(of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously

Word Origin for bill

Old English bile; related to bill bill ³

British Dictionary definitions for bill (3 of 4)

noun

a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade

Word Origin for bill

Old English bill sword, related to Old Norse bīldr instrument used in blood-letting, Old High German bil pickaxe

British Dictionary definitions for bill (4 of 4)

Word Origin for bill

C18: from dialect beel bell ² (vb)

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Other Idioms and Phrases with bill

see clean bill of health; fill the bill; foot the bill; sell a bill of goods.

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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

bill1 /bɪl/USA pronunciation  
n. 

    [countable]

  1. a statement of the money owed for goods or services:I’d like to discuss the amount of this bill for car repairs.
  2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill.
  3. Governmenta proposal for a new law:a gun-control bill.
  4. Show Business[usually singular] entertainment scheduled for presentation: a twin bill for the price of one movie.

v.

  1. to send a list of charges to: [~ + object][We’ll bill you later for the amount.][~ + object + object][billed me one hundred dollars to tow the car.]
  2. to advertise (something) or otherwise make (it) known by public notice:[~ + object]She was billed to play the part of Ophelia.
  3. Show Business to advertise or claim (something) as having (some qualities):[~ + object (+ as) + object]The economic summit meeting was billed as a historic moment in time.

Idioms

  1. Idiomsfill the bill, to fit a particular purpose;
    be suitable:Yes, that costume fills the bill; I’ll take it.

bill2 /bɪl/USA pronunciation  
n. 

    [countable]

  1. Birdsthe parts of a bird’s jaws that have a horny covering;
    beak.
  2. the visor of a cap.

v. [no object]

  1. to join bills:two birds billing.

Idioms

  1. Idioms bill and coo, [no object] to kiss or hold someone closely and whisper in an intimate way.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

bill1 
(bil),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
  2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount:a ten-dollar bill.
  3. Governmenta form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
  4. BusinessSee bill of exchange. 
  5. a written or printed public notice or advertisement.
  6. any written paper containing a statement of particulars:a bill of expenditures.
  7. Lawa written statement, usually of complaint, presented to a court.
  8. Slang Termsone hundred dollars:The job pays five bills a week.
  9. Show Businessplaybill.
  10. Show Businessentertainment scheduled for presentation;
    program:a good bill at the movies.
  11. Business[Obs.]
    • a promissory note.
    • a written and sealed document.
    • a written, formal petition.

  12. Idioms fill the bill, to fulfill the purpose or need well:As a sprightly situation comedy this show fills the bill.

v.t.

  1. to charge for by bill;
    send a bill to:The store will bill me.
  2. Businessto enter (charges) in a bill;
    make a bill or list of:to bill goods.
  3. to advertise by bill or public notice:A new actor was billed for this week.
  4. Show Businessto schedule on a program:The management billed the play for two weeks.
  • Anglo-Latin billa for Late Latin bulla bull2
  • Anglo-French
  • Middle English bille 1300–50

bill′er, n. 

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reckoning, invoice, statement.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bulletin, handbill, poster, placard, announcement, circular, throwaway, flyer, broadside.



bill2 
(bil),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. Birdsthe parts of a bird’s jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath;
    beak. See diag. under bird. 
  2. the visor of a cap or other head covering.
  3. a beaklike promontory or headland.

v.i.

  1. to join bills or beaks, as doves.
  2. Idioms bill and coo, to kiss or fondle and whisper endearments, as lovers:My sister and her boyfriend were billing and cooing on the front porch.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English bile, bille, Old English bile beak, trunk; akin to bill3

bill3 
(bil),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. Militarya medieval shafted weapon having at its head a hooklike cutting blade with a beak at the back.
  2. MilitaryAlso called billman. a person armed with a bill.
  3. Also called billhook. a sharp, hooked instrument used for pruning, cutting, etc.
  4. Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called pea. the extremity of a fluke of an anchor. See diag. under anchor. 
  • bef. 1000; Middle English bil, Old English bill sword; cognate with Old High German bil pickax

bill4 
(bil),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]

  1. British Termsthe cry of the bittern.
  • akin to bell2, bellow 1780–90

Bill 
(bil),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. a male given name, form of William. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bill /bɪl/ n

  1. money owed for goods or services supplied
  2. a written or printed account or statement of money owed
  3. chiefly Brit such an account for food and drink in a restaurant, hotel, etc
  4. any printed or written list of items, events, etc, such as a theatre programme
  5. a statute in draft, before it becomes law
  6. a printed notice or advertisement; poster
  7. US Canadian a piece of paper money; note
  8. an obsolete name for promissory note
  9. See bill of exchange
  10. See bill of fare

vb (transitive)

  1. to send or present an account for payment to (a person)
  2. to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement
  3. to advertise by posters
  4. to schedule as a future programme

Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Latin billa, alteration of Late Latin bulla document, bull³

bill /bɪl/ n

  1. the mouthpart of a bird, consisting of projecting jaws covered with a horny sheath; beak. It varies in shape and size according to the type of food eaten and may also be used as a weapon
  2. any beaklike mouthpart in other animals
  3. a narrow promontory

vb (intransitive)

  1. (of birds, esp doves) to touch bills together
  2. (of lovers) to kiss and whisper amorously

Etymology: Old English bile; related to bill bill³

bill /bɪl/ n

  1. a pike or halberd with a narrow hooked blade
  2. short for billhook

Etymology: Old English bill sword, related to Old Norse bīldr instrument used in blood-letting, Old High German bil pickaxe

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The word «bill» is often associated with money. Whether you pay for something or ask for payment, you can use this word.

«Bill» is often used as a verb:

  • The city billed us $10,000 for street repairs.
  • We were billed $10,000 for street repairs done by the city. («Bill» often appears in the passive voice.)
  • The dentist billed John for a couple of fillings.
  • John was billed for some dental work.
  • The plumber billed me $200 to fix the toilet.
  • I was billed $200 for some plumbing work.

You also hear «bill» used as a noun:

  • John received a bill from the dentist’s office.
  • The dentist’s office sent him a bill.
  • Bills are sent out from the utility companies once a month.
  • Do you understand everything that’s on your bill?
  • Last month’s bill for electricity was kind of high.
  • Fatma paid her bill before leaving the restaurant. (You can also use the word «check» in place of «bill» when paying for something at a restaurant. Fatma paid her check before leaving the restaurant.)
  • The mechanic gave me a bill for the work that he did on my car.

bill

Finally, we use the word «bill» when describing different denominations of money:

10-dollar bill

  • This is a ten-dollar bill.
  • I have a five-dollar bill in my wallet.
  • The cashier gave me a bunch of one-dollar bills.
  • Whose picture is on the hundred-dollar bill?

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    bill

    вексель.

    Ценная бумага, дающая ее владельцу право на получение указанной суммы денег в установленный срок. Выпускается в обращение и принимается к платежу с учетом процентной ставки и срока действия.

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    Bill of lading. To be used for shipments on the Norgrain Charter

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    Bill of lading. To be used for shipments on the Nuvoy charter

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    Bill of lading. To be used for shipments on the Polcoalvoy charter

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    Bill of lading. To be used with Charter Party (BIMCO) Murmapatit

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    Bill of lading to be used for shipments on the Charter Sovcoal

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    Bill of lading. To be used with Charter Party Murmapatit

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    bill at sight

    переводный вексель с оплатой по предъявлении.

    Международный платежный документ, расчеты по которому производятся немедленно. Предполагается, что пред- ставление переводного векселя (bill of exchange) и его акцептование (accept) совершаются практически в одно и то же время. Если в кратчайший срок (до 5 дней) после представления документа акцептование не происходит, доку мент считается не принятым к оплате.

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    bill trade bill

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    BILL Night Sight

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    Bill (AT Missile) Under Armour

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    Bill And Ben Video

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    Bill Coleman, Ed Scott, and Alfred Chuang

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  • Bill — ist: Bill Allred Creek, ein Fluss im US Bundesstaat Utah Bill (Wyoming), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten ein Filmtitel, siehe Bill (Film) ein Vorname, siehe Bill (Vorname) eine Bezeichnung für Nutzer von FON eine Panzerabwehrwaffe, siehe BILL Bill …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bill —    ♦ bill broker, dealer in bills of exchange.    ♦ bill of adventure, declaration that merchandise shipped is not property of shipowner, whose liability is limited to safe delivery.    ♦ bill of costs, solicitor s account of charges.    ♦ bill… …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Bill — Bill, n. [OE. bil, AS. bill, bil; akin to OS. bil sword, OHG. bill pickax, G. bille. Cf. {Bill} bea?.] 1. A cutting instrument, with hook shaped point, and fitted with a handle; used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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