bill
noun/bɪl/
Слово англійською: bill
Переклад bill українською: раху́нок, ве́ксель, проє́кт зако́ну, законопроє́кт, купю́ра, банкно́та
Детальний опис
- a document that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services
- the electricity/gas/repair bill
- He is facing a huge tax bill.
- She always pays her bills on time.
- We ran up a massive hotel bill.
- bill for something I’ll be sending you the bill for the dry-cleaning!
- The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid).
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
- (especially British English) (North American English usually check)a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant
- Let's ask for the bill.
- Could we have the bill, please?
Synonyms billbillaccount ▪ invoice ▪ checkThese are all words for a record of how much you owe for goods or services you have bought or used.bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of something:- the gas bill
- Put it on my account please.
- The builders sent an invoice for £250.
- Can I have the check, please?
- the bill/invoice/check for something
- to pay/settle a(n) bill/account/invoice/check
- to put something on the/somebody’s bill/account/invoice/check
- (North American English) (British English note)(also banknote especially in British English)a piece of paper money
- a ten-dollar bill
- a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country’s parliament so that its members can discuss it
- to introduce/approve/oppose a bill
- Congress passed the energy bill last month.
- Republicans said they would support the bill.
- the Education Reform Bill
Wordfinder- Act
- bill
- chamber
- coalition
- election
- law
- legislation
- parliament
- politician
- vote
CultureIn Britain a bill must be discussed in the House of Commons and the House of Lords before it can become a law. In the US it must be discussed either in the House of Representatives or the senate. If enough people vote for it there, it is discussed in the other house of Congress, and if it is passed it goes to the President, who decides whether or not it should become a law.see also Act of Parliament - a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.
- a horror double bill (= two horror films shown one after the other)
- Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is violinist Joshua Bell.
- Mozart is on the bill this evening.
- a notice in a public place to advertise an event synonym poster
- Post no bills (= a notice warning people not to stick bills in a particular place).
- the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth synonym beak
- -billed(in adjectives) having the type of bill mentioned
- long-billed waders
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics- -beaked
- -bellied
- -billed
- -blooded
- -bodied
- -cheeked
- -chested
- -eared
- -eyed
- -faced
- -fingered
- -footed
- -haired
- -handed
- -headed
- -hearted
- -hipped
- -lidded
- -limbed
- -mouthed
- -necked
- -nosed
- -skinned
- -tailed
- -throated
- -toothed
- (also visor)(both North American English)(British English peak)the front part of a cap that sticks out above your eyes see also Old Bill
for payment
money
in parliament
at theatre, etc.
advertisement
of birds
on hat
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 6 Middle English (denoting a written list or catalogue): from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla ‘seal, sealed document’. noun senses 7 to 9 Old English bile, of unknown origin.
Idioms
a clean bill of health
- a report that says somebody is healthy or that something is in good condition
- Doctors gave him a clean bill of health after a series of tests and examinations.
- The building was given a clean bill of health by the surveyor.
Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating out
- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have dinner/lunch/a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
fill/fit the bill
- to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose
- On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.
foot the bill
- (informal) to be responsible for paying the cost of something
- Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.
- Who will be footing the bill for the party?