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billa printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services

Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪl/

Korean meaning: 계산서, 청구서

Korean pronunciation: **빌**

Example Sentences

  • The bill for environmental protection was debated for hours.
  • My mom almost fainted when she saw the credit card bill after my shopping spree.
  • The restaurant will bill us separately for the drinks.

bill

NOUN

//bɪl//

a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services

bill concept
💡 Concept

a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootbill

Origin

From Old French 'bille' meaning a written document or note, which likely derives from Latin 'bulla' meaning a sealed document or seal. The term evolved to mean a statement of charges or accounts owed.

🎵Rhyme

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hill
will
still
fill
skill

🔗Collocations

pay the bill
electricity bill
phone bill
dollar bill
pass a bill
monthly bill

📝Examples

The bill for environmental protection was debated for hours.

😄 Fun example

My mom almost fainted when she saw the credit card bill after my shopping spree.

The restaurant will bill us separately for the drinks.

😄 Fun example

I found a crumpled five-dollar bill in my old jeans pocket - it was like winning the lottery!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

invoicereceiptcheckstatementcharge

Antonyms

paymentcredit

Related

moneypaymentcostexpensefee

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