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light bill

light bill noun: an electricity bill.

Noun

light bill (plural light bills)

  1. (US, dated) An electricity bill.
    • People who have been connected to utility electric lines have used them almost entirely for lights, because of the expense. […] But now with plenty of power, calling their monthly statement a light bill is, I believe, wrong psychology. Too many come in and remark about the amount of their light...1940, C. A. Winder (Director, Division of Engineering and Operations), quoted in: United States. Rural Electrification Administration, Rural Electrification News: A Summary of Rural Electrification...

Forms of light bill

plurallight bills

Origin of light bill

So called because electricity was once used mainly for lighting; see 1940 citation below.

Questions about light bill

What does light bill mean?
Light bill means an electricity bill.
What part of speech is light bill?
Light bill is a noun.
What is the plural of light bill?
The plural of light bill is light bills.

Words near light bill in the dictionary

  1. light ball
  2. light balls
  3. light barrel
  4. light barrels
  5. light barrier
  6. light bill
  7. light bills
  8. light blue
  9. light blues
  10. light bob
  11. light bobs

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