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bill [ˈbɪl]

1 bill noun
  • a document that says how much money you owe for something you have bought or used
  • a written description of a new law that is being suggested and that the lawmakers of a country, state, etc., must vote to accept before it becomes law; also : such a bill after it has become a law
  • a piece of paper money —called also (British) note

2 bill verb
  • to send a bill to (someone or something) : to provide (a person, business, organization, etc.) with a statement that says how much money is owed for something that has been bought or used
  • to describe (someone or something) as a particular thing so that people will like or want that person or thing—usually used as (be) billed
  • to officially say that someone is going to do something—usually used as (be) billed

3 bill noun
  • a bird's beak
  • the part of a cap that sticks out in front : the visor of a hat

4 bill verb