bill

A2 Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈbɪl/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #823

Meanings

1

noun
A piece of paper showing how much money you owe for goods or services.

I paid my bill at the restaurant.
2

noun
A written plan for a new law, presented to a parliament for discussion.

Parliament debated the new immigration bill.
3

verb
To send someone a request for payment.

They billed us for their services at the end of the month.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a piece of paper showing... account invoice

2 noun · a written plan for a new... measure

3 verb · to send someone a request... charge

Word family

Forms billedbillingbills

Derived forms acockbillbill-beetlebillabilitybillablebillboardbillerbillfoldbillheadbillholder billhookbilllikebillpayer

Related forms check

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).

bill Middle English bil Old English *bilją Proto-Germanic *bʰeyH- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Money & Finance

# bill

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈbɪl
**Frequency rank:** 823

## Meanings
1. A piece of paper showing how much money you owe for goods or services.
2. A written plan for a new law, presented to a parliament for discussion.
3. To send someone a request for payment.

## Examples
- I paid my bill at the restaurant.
- Parliament debated the new immigration bill.
- They billed us for their services at the end of the month.

## Derived Forms
- acockbill
- bill-beetle
- billability
- billable
- billboard
- biller
- billfold
- billhead
- billholder
- billhook
- billlike
- billpayer

## Related Forms
- check

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bill
- Root: bil
- Root: *bilją
- Root: *bʰeyH-

## Etymology
From Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).

## AI Etymology
Bill comes from Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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