| Sounds | bih'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl... | |
| Meaning | A statute in draft before it becomes law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they held a public hearing on the bill" | |
| Synonym | measure | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Parts | rider | A clause that is appended to a legislative bill |
| Narrower | appropriation bill | A legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose |
| bill of attainder | A legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial | |
| bottle bill | A statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles | |
| farm bill | A statute that would regulate farm production and prices | |
| trade bill | A statute that would regulate foreign trade | |
| Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
| Spanish | anteproyecto, proyecto de ley | |
| Catalan | projecte de llei | |
| Meaning | An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he paid his bill and left" | |
| Synonyms | account, invoice | |
| Narrower | check, chit, tab | The bill in a restaurant |
| electric bill | A bill for money owed for electricity used | |
| hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel | |
| medical bill, doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services | |
| phone bill, telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service | |
| reckoning, tally | A bill for an amount due | |
| tax bill | money owed for taxes | |
| Broader | statement, financial statement | A document showing credits and debits |
| Spanish | albarán, cuenta, factura, recibo | |
| Catalan | albarà, factura | |
| Verbs | bill | demand payment |
| Meaning | The entertainment offered at a public presentation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | program, programme | A performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation |
| Spanish | programa | |
| Meaning | An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway | |
| Narrower | stuffer | An advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail |
| Broader | ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert | A public promotion of some product or service |
| Spanish | circular, periódico de gran formato, volante | |
| Catalan | circular, volant | |
| Meaning | A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | poster, posting, placard, notice, card | |
| Narrower | flash card, flashcard | A card with words or numbers or pictures / pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher |
| show bill, show card, theatrical poster | A poster advertising a show or play | |
| Broader | sign | A public display of a message |
| Spanish | anuncio, cartel, letrero, pancarta, póster, rótulo | |
| Catalan | anunci, cartell, pancarta, pòster, rètol | |
| Verbs | bill | advertise especially by posters or placards |
| bill | publicize or announce by placards | |
| Meaning | A list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare). | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | bill of entry | A list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import |
| bill of goods | A consignment of merchandise | |
| menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte | A list of dishes available at a restaurant | |
| playbill | A theatrical program | |
| Broader | list, listing | A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) |
| Meaning | A long-handled saw with a curved blade. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" | |
| Synonym | billhook | |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Spanish | hocino, podadera, podón | |
| Catalan | podall | |
| Meaning | A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" | |
| Synonyms | peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor | |
| Part of | baseball cap, jockey cap, golf cap | A cap with a bill |
| kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap | A cap with a flat circular top and a visor | |
| Broader | brim | A circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat |
| Spanish | visera | |
| Catalan | visera | |
| Meaning | horny projecting mouth of a bird. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | beak, neb, nib, pecker | |
| Part of | bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| Narrower | cere | The fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds |
| Broader | mouth | The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening |
| Spanish | pico | |
| Catalan | bec | |
| Meaning | demand payment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Example | "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" | |
| Synonym | charge | |
| Entailed by | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
| Narrower | assess | Charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine |
| invoice | Send an bill to | |
| levy, impose | impose and collect | |
| surcharge | Charge an extra fee, as for a special service | |
| tithe | exact a tithe from | |
| undercharge | Charge (someone) too little money | |
| Broader | account, calculate | Keep an account of |
| Similar to | charge | Enter a certain amount as a charge |
| Spanish | cargar, cobrar | |
| Catalan | carregar, cobrar, facturar | |
| Nouns | bill | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered |
| Meaning | advertise especially by posters or placards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" | |
| Broader | advertise, advertize, promote, push | make publicity for |
| Spanish | anunciar en cartelera, lanzar | |
| Catalan | anunciar | |
| Nouns | bill | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| Meaning | publicize or announce by placards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | placard | |
| Broader | post | publicize with, or as if with, a poster |
| Spanish | anunciar con carteles, anunciar en carteles, publicitar con carteles | |
| Nouns | bill | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
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