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bill
VERB:

charge:


1. to charge for by bill; send a bill to:
The store will bill me.

2. to enter (charges) in a bill; make a bill or list of:
to bill goods.

program:

1. to schedule on a program:
The management billed the play for two weeks.

2. to schedule as a future programme:
the play is billed for next week.

advertisement:

1. to advertise by posters.

2. to advertise by bill or public notice:
A new actor was billed for this week.

account:

1. to send or present an account for payment to (a person).

2. to enter (items, goods, etc) on an account or statement.

Origin:

1300–50; Middle English bille < Anglo-French < Anglo-Latin billa for Late Latin bulla bull^2. Dictionary 2: C14: from Anglo-Latin billa, alteration of Late Latin bulla document, bull ³. —Dictionary.com. //

History and Etymology for bill: Noun (1) and Verb (1): Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English bill. Noun (2): Middle English bil, from Old English bill sword; akin to Old High German bill pickax. Noun (3) and Verb (2): Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French bille, from Medieval Latin billa, perhaps alteration of bulla, papal seal, bull — more at bull. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

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