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bulk billing

bulk billing noun: the process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient. Also the present participle and gerund of bulk bill.

Noun

bulk billing (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, idiomatic) The process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.

Also used as

bulk billing is also the present participle and gerund of bulk bill.

Questions about bulk billing

What does bulk billing mean?
Bulk billing means the process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.
What part of speech is bulk billing?
Bulk billing is a noun.

Words near bulk billing in the dictionary

  1. bulk add
  2. bulk added
  3. bulk adding
  4. bulk adds
  5. bulk bill
  6. bulk billing
  7. bulk bin
  8. bulk box
  9. bulk cargo
  10. bulk cargoes
  11. bulk cargos

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