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  1. noun An itemized list or statement of fees or charges.
  2. noun A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu.
  3. noun The entertainment offered by a theater.
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  • Next up for the bill is a Senate vote, where a battle looms, according to the New York Times. —  FindLaw's Common Law
  • "And they decided that if they could find a singer that they thought would fit their bill - whatever their bill was at this stage in their career - that they'd make a record and go on tour." —  Angry Ape
  • And they decided that if they could find a singer that they thought would fit their bill - whatever their bill was at this stage in their career - that they'd make a record and go on tour. —  ! Exclaim.ca - News
  • "And they decided that if they could find a singer that they thought would fit their bill, whatever their bill was at this stage in their career, that they'd make a record and go on tour." —  SFluxe
  • "People realize that this bill is an incredibly weak bill, (and) is the product of an administration that wants to kick the can down the road and let somebody else deal with it," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. —  WORLDMag.com
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bill:   billing ·  bills ·  billed
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  1. Middle English bille, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin billa, alteration of bulla, seal on a document, from Latin, bubble.
  2. Middle English, from Old English bile.
  3. Middle English bil, from Old English bill.

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  1. from Middle English bill, bil, bille, bile, from Anglo-Saxon bile, beak, also used of an elephant's proboscis; not found in other Teutonic languages; prob. connected with bill. The Irish Gaelic bil, beak, mouth, is apparently of English origin.
  2. from Middle English billen, peck as birds, from bil, bile, beak: see bill, n.
  3. from Middle English bill, bille, bil, a pick or mattock, poetical a sword, from Anglo-Saxon bil, bill (only poetical) = Old Saxon bil, a sword, = Middle Dutch bille = Old High German bill, feminine; Middle High German bil, neuter, German bille, a pick to sharpen millstones, = Swedish bill, a plowshare; prob. connected with bill, a beak, and perhaps ult. with Sanskrit √ bhid, split, cleave. Associated in sense with these words and somewhat confused with them, but etymol. distinct, are Old High German bīhal, bīal, bīl, Middle High German bīhel, bīl, German beil = Middle Dutch bijl, an ax, hatchet, = Danish bil = Swedish bila; prob. = Icelandic bīldr, bīlda, an ax; cf. Irish Gaelic biail, ax, hatchet. In sense 5, bill may be an application of bill.
  4. from Middle English bille, a letter, writing, from Anglo-French bille, from Middle Latin (Anglo-L.) billa, a writing, also a seal, another form of bulla, a writing, an edict, properly a sealed writing, a particular use of bulla, a seal, stamp, same as L. bulla, a boss, knob, stud, bubble; hence bull, of which bill is a doublet.
  5. from bill, n.
  6. Var. of English dial. beel, beal, from beal, v., variant of bell.
 

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