- bill
- noun1 showing money owed for goods/servicesADJECTIVE▪ big, hefty, high, huge, large, massive▪ outstanding, unpaid▪ itemized▪
Customers receive an itemized monthly phone bill.
▪ legal, medical▪ electricity, energy, fuel, gas, heating▪ utility▪Many people struggle to pay their rent and utility bills.
▪ grocery, hospital, hotel, phone, telephone, etc.▪ tax▪ credit-card▪ repairVERB + BILL▪ get, receive▪I've just received a huge tax bill.
▪ be landed with, face▪The company could now face higher fuel bills.
▪ run up▪We ran up a very large hotel bill.
▪ foot, pay, pick up, settle▪Don't worry—the company will pick up the bill.
▪ cover▪Use the money in the account to cover the bills.
▪ present sb with, send sb, submit▪They presented us with a very large bill.
▪ cut, lower, reduce▪We need to cut our electricity bills.
▪ share▪We share the gas and electricity bills.
BILL + VERB▪ arrive, come in▪ amount to, come to▪The bill amounted to $850.
BILL + NOUN▪ payment▪ collector (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ bill for▪Who is going to foot the bill for the damage?
2 (esp. BrE) showing money owed for food and drinks ⇨ See also ↑checkVERB + BILL▪ ask for▪ bring▪ get, have▪Could I have the bill, please?
▪ pay▪ split▪We decided to split the bill.
BILL + VERB▪ arrive, come▪ come to▪The bill came to £120.
3 (AmE) paper money ⇨ See also ↑noteADJECTIVE▪ five-dollar, twenty-dollar, etc.▪ crisp▪ counterfeitVERB + BILL▪ count, count out4 proposal for a new lawADJECTIVE▪ controversial▪ comprehensive, sweeping (AmE)▪a sweeping bill that will reform the nation's immigration system
▪ emergency▪ draft▪ proposed▪ pending (AmE)▪ bipartisan (AmE)▪ private member's (in the UK)▪ congressional, federal, Treasury (in the US)▪ budget, spending (both AmE)▪ reform▪ anti-terrorism, education, immigration, intelligence, etc.VERB + BILL▪ bring forward, bring in, introduce, propose, put forward, submit▪The bill will be brought before Parliament next year.
▪The government has put forward an emergency bill to limit the powers of the police.
▪ bring before Parliament (BrE), bring to the floor (AmE), bring to a vote (esp. AmE)▪The bill will be brought before Parliament next year.
▪The bill was brought to the floor of the House last summer.
▪ force through (BrE), push through, rush through (BrE)▪Republicans will try to push the bill through Congress.
▪The opposition will try to force the bill through Parliament.
▪ draft, prepare, write▪ sponsor▪ amend▪ debate▪ adopt, approve, pass, sign▪ back, endorse, support, vote for▪ block, defeat, kill (AmE), reject, throw out, veto▪ oppose, vote against▪ shelve, withdrawBILL + VERB▪ become law▪The bill became law in June.
▪ contain, include sth▪The bill included a gradual phase-out of estate tax.
▪ propose sth▪ ban sth, prohibit sth▪ allow sth5 programme/program of entertainmentADJECTIVE▪ doubleVERB + BILL▪ head, top▪Rufus Wainwright is topping the bill.
▪ sharePREPOSITION▪ on a/the bill▪Also on the bill are Hot Chip.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
