bill

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a statute in draft before it becomes law
  2. noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
  3. noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

Etymology

From Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document”). Doublet of bull (“papal bull; bubble”) and bulla.

In classic literature

Synonyms

measure

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
legal document
Narrower (hyponyms)
farm bill, bottle bill, trade bill, appropriation bill, bill of attainder

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