English Dictionary

bill

/bɪl/

noun

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

I received the bill for my dinner at the restaurant.

意味（1）

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

意味（2）

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

意味（3）

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

Why, I'll exhibit a bill in the parliament for the putting down of men.

意味（4）

(obsolete, law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.

... the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality ...

意味（5）

(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.

He gave the change for a three dollar bill. Upon examination, the bill proved to be counterfeit.

意味（6）

A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.

My lord, here is my bill.

意味（7）

A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods

In the meantime I will draw a bill of properties, such as our play wants.

意味（8）

A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.

Ay, and Rato-lorum too; and a gentleman born, Master Parson; who writes himself Armigero, in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, Armigero.

意味（9）

A set of items presented together.

Meanwhile, the bills on the main stages skewed towards mainstream pop, with mixed results. Lorde’s Friday evening Other stage appearance was one of the weekend’s highlights. The staging and choreography were fantastic – a giant glass tank on a hydraulic platform, in and around which a troupe of dancers acted out the highs and lows of a teenage party