BILL


Meaning of BILL in English

I

n.

proposed law

1) to draft; introduce, propose; oppose; pass; support a ~

2) to move; railroad a ~ through a legislature

3) to quash, reject, vote down; veto a ~

4) to shelve a ~

banknote

( AE )

5) to break, change; pass a ~

6) marked ~s

statement of money owed

debt

7) to run up a ~

8) to foot ( colloq. ), pay; settle a ~

9) a hospital, medical; hotel; telephone; utility (gas and electric; water) ~

10) a ~ falls due, matures

poster

11) to post, stick ( BE ) a ~ (post no ~s!)

misc.

12) to fill, fit the ~ ('to meet all requirements')

II

v.

1) ( D ; tr. ) ('to charge') to ~ for (the doctor did not ~ them for the visit)

2) ( H ) ('to cast'); ('to announce') he was ~ed to appear as Hamlet

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.