bills

Noun

bill (plural bills)

1. A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
2. A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
3. A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
   • Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled[…]

   Synonyms:

   measure

4. (obsolete) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
   • ... the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality ...1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
5. (Canada, US) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
   • He gave the change for a three dollar bill. Upon examination, the bill proved to be counterfeit.1830, anonymous author, The Galaxy of Wit: Or, Laughing Philosopher, Being a Collection of Choice Anecdotes, Many of Which Originated in or about "The Literary Emporium"
   1. (Canada, US, slang) One hundred dollars.
      • There was no excuse, simply no excuse for not making four or five bills a week. A little initiative, that's all.1954, Budd Schulberg, On the Waterfront, Random House, page 25

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