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billed

/bɪld/

billed is the simple past and past participle of bill.

Meaning of bill

Verb (1)

bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)

  1. (transitive) To advertise by a bill or public notice.
    • [...] it will be recalled that in 1960 they were billed as the long-distance express multiple-units of the future, [...].1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “First impressions of the Clacton electric multiple-units”, in Modern Railways, page 260
    Synonyms:
    placard
  2. (transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.
    • The physician explains that this is an option for her and that she can sign the facility's ABN so that if Medicare denies the claim, the facility can bill her for the scan.1989, Michelle Green, Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement
    Synonyms:
    charge

Verb (2)

bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)

  1. (obsolete) to peck
  2. to stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness
    • As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse his curb and the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires; and as pigeons bill, so wedlock would be nibbling.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Verb (3)

bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)

  1. (transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.

Verb (4)

bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)

  1. (UK, ambitransitive, slang) To roll up a marijuana cigarette.
    • And we don't really need Netflix, I'mma give you something to watch / After we done, bill a spliff and cotch / Pour me a glass of the Henny on the rocks2016 February 14, Joseph Adenuga, Darren Dixon, Tariq Devega, “Ladies Hit Squad” (track 6), in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta ft. D Double E and ASAP Nast, Boy Better Know

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Adjective

billed (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having a specified kind of bill (beak or beak-like projection).
    • The toucan will not talk in the manner of the parrot, but he (or she) is an admirable listener. I have told the green-billed toucan many stories of bird-scandal without interruption, and, on the whole, the conversation has been most improving.1894 March, Arthur Morrison, “Zig-Zag Scansorial”, Zig-Zags at the Zoo (XXI), in The Strand Magazine, volume 7, number 39, London: G. Newnes, page 247

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Questions about billed

What does billed mean?
Billed means having a specified kind of bill (beak or beak-like projection).
What is billed the simple past and past participle of?
Billed is the simple past and past participle of bill.
What part of speech is billed?
Billed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce billed?
Billed is pronounced /bɪld/.

Words near billed in the dictionary

  1. billbroker
  2. billbrokers
  3. billbroking
  4. billbug
  5. billbugs
  6. billed
  7. billed and cooed
  8. billed up
  9. billennial
  10. biller
  11. Billeri

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