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topbill

topbill verb: to star in; to be the leading actor or actress in (a series, etc.).

Verb

topbill (third-person singular simple present topbills, present participle topbilling, simple past and past participle topbilled)

  1. (Philippines, especially, transitive) To star in; to be the leading actor or actress in (a series, etc.).
    • Before she leaves for Spain in August, she will topbill a show with other classical singers entitled Best […]1989, National Mid-week
  2. (Philippines, especially, transitive) To give top billing to.
    • Michael Dudikoff is top-billed as the professional hitman who trains him.2015, Clive Davies, Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won’t Write About

Forms of topbill

third-person singular presenttopbills
present participletopbilling
past participletopbilled
pasttopbilled
alternative formtop-bill

Origin of topbill

From top + bill.

Questions about topbill

What does topbill mean?
Topbill means to star in; to be the leading actor or actress in (a series, etc.).
What part of speech is topbill?
Topbill is a verb.
What is the past tense of topbill?
The past tense of topbill is topbilled.

Words near topbill in the dictionary

  1. topazolite
  2. topazolites
  3. topazy
  4. topbar
  5. topbars
  6. topbill
  7. topbilled
  8. topbilling
  9. topbills
  10. topboard
  11. topboards

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