noun

bill

Translation

bill, invoice, banknote, beak

Can I have the bill, please?

He paid with a twenty-dollar bill.

He paid with a twenty-pound note.

The new bill passed in Congress.

The new bill passed in Parliament.

The bird has a long, yellow bill.

The bird has a long, yellow beak.

((a/the)) bill for (sth.) a statement of money owed for (sth.) The bill for dinner was expensive.

((a)) pound note a piece of paper money I only have a five-pound note.

((a/the)) bill to (to-inf) a draft of a proposed law They passed a bill to protect the environment.

Synonyms: invoice, check, statement, banknote, act, beak

From Medieval Latin 'bulla' (sealed document), which came to mean an official document or list.

Imagine getting a 'bill' (invoice) at a restaurant, paying with a dollar 'bill' (banknote), which has a picture of a bird with a 'bill' (beak).