bill
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bill1 /bɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 PAYMENTrequest for payment 付款要求 a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc 账单bill for The bill for the repairs came to $650. 修理费用总计650美元。 Have you paid the phone bill? 电话费你付了吗？2 restaurant 餐馆 especially British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant 〔餐费的〕账单 SYN American English check Could we have the bill, please? 请给我们结账好吗？3 LAWlaw 法律PGPSCL a written proposal for a new law, that is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed 议案，法案approve/pass/veto a bill The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill. 众议院通过了一个新的枪支管制法案。 The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage. 那位参议员提交了一个拟提高最低工资的法案。4 MONEYmoney 钱 American English a piece of paper money 纸币，钞票 SYN British English note → coin a five-dollar bill 一张五美元的钞票5 fit/fill the bill SUITABLEto be exactly what you need 符合需要；最为合适；管用 This car fits the bill perfectly. It’s cheap and gets good mileage. 这辆汽车很合适，既便宜又省油。6 CONCERT/SHOW ETCconcert/show etc 音乐会/演出等APAM a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc 节目单 Tricia topped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children’s Variety Show. 特里西娅是儿童综艺节目的主角。7 give somebody/something a clean bill of health HEALTHYSAFEto officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly 给某人开具健康证明/给某物开具合格证明 Maddox was given a clean bill of health. 马多克斯领到了一张健康证明。8. BIRDbird 鸟HBB a bird’s beak 鸟嘴，喙9. advertisement 广告 a printed notice advertising an event 广告；招贴；海报10. part of a hat 帽子的一部分 American English the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap 帽舌11. the (old) bill SCP British English spoken the police 警察 COLLOCATIONSverbspay a bill 付账单Most people pay their bills on time. 大多数人都按时付账单。settle a bill (=pay it) 结账，付账She went down to the lobby to settle the bill for their rooms. 她下楼去大堂结算房费。foot the bill/pick up the bill (=pay for something, especially when you do not want to) 〔尤指不情愿地〕承担费用，支付Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill. 纳税人可能不得不承担此项支出。run up a bill (=use a lot of something so that you have a big bill to pay) 积欠一大笔账It’s easy to run up a big bill on your mobile phone. 用手机很容易欠下一大笔账单。nface a bill (=have a lot to pay on a bill)They were facing a mounting legal bill.ncut/reduce a billWe need to find a way to cut our fuel bill.a bill comes to something (=is for that amount) 账单数额为某数目The bill came to $60. 账单金额为60美元。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + billa big/huge bill 巨额账单Turn off the lights or we’ll get a huge electricity bill. 把灯关掉，不然我们的电费账单要吓死人了。an electricity/gas/phone etc bill 电费/煤气/电话等账单nI’ll have to pay the gas bill too next month.a hotel bill 酒店账单nHe paid the hotel bill by credit card.a tax bill 税单nThere are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.an unpaid bill 未付的账单nShe had unpaid bills amounting to £3,000.an outstanding bill (=still unpaid) 未付的账单nHe still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills. THESAURUSbill a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay 账单Many families are struggling to pay their bills. 许多家庭只能勉强付清账单。na credit card billWe got a huge phone bill. 我们收到一份巨额的电话账单。nI asked the waiter to bring me the bill.check American English a bill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant 〔餐费的〕账单Can I have the check, please? 请给我结账好吗？invoice a document that lists the goods that a company has sent, or the services they have provided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another company 发票，发货清单Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice. 付款期限是收到发票后十天。tab informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, especially for food or drinks that you have had in a restaurant or hotel 〔尤指餐厅或酒店的食物或饮料〕账单，账款People staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab. 住店客人点的食物或饮料可以记在账上。
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bill• The garage sent me a bill for £400.• The president signed a bill that will help more families move from welfare to work.• The influential Bell study gave them largely a clean bill of health as a model for determining disputes concerning entitlement to benefit.• The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.• But it could land them with a court bill of up to £200 if they're stopped by the police.• Monday's debate on the defense bill lasted all night.• But before work can start they need the money, and the final bill could come to several million pounds.• To keep rate bills to a minimum, action needs to be taken.• We've just had a huge telephone bill.• The public has purchased only half as many as needed to cover the bill.• Can I have the bill, please?• After all of the bills are paid, about $ 6.2 million should remain, he said.• They left the hotel without paying the bill.• The bill for the meal came to $75, including wine.• Sewer rates, which are included on water bills, would not be affected.approve/pass/veto a bill• Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax in 1979, but Gov.• In 1994, the California legislature passed a bill to permit physicians to prescribe marijuana.• Wilson earlier this month vetoed a bill by Sen.• Fife Symington vetoed a bill that would have given the Insurance Department the power to investigate and fine managed-care plans.• On Tuesday, Symington vetoed a bill that would have allowed judges to increase prison sentences for hate crimes.topped the bill• Pickled cucumbers and beetroot and horseradish sauce topped the bill.bill2 verb 1 PAY FOR[transitive] to send someone a bill 给…开[送]账单 Clients will be billed monthly. 客户会按月收到账单。bill somebody for something I was billed for equipment that I didn’t order. 我没有订购过器材，却收到了账单。2 be billed to do something if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this 被宣传将会做某事 Johnson was billed to speak at two conferences. 海报上宣传约翰逊将会在两个会议上发言。3. bill and coo LOVE old-fashioned to kiss and talk softly 卿卿我我4 bill something as something phrasal verb to advertise or describe something in a particular way 把…宣传为… The castle bills itself as the oldest in England. 这个城堡号称是英格兰最古老的城堡。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
bill• But Marsha is billed $ 578 a month for his bed, board and treatment.• Despite being billed as the next big thing, huge contracts and catwalk shows failed to materialise.• Some lawyers bill clients up to $300 an hour.• Some consumers are offered one-year subscriptions and then are billed for two years.• In New York, my pharmacist bills Medicaid directly.• One lobbyist billed the environmental group $20,000 for nine-months' work.nThe BillBill, The n1.a British television programme that was about a police station in London and the crimes solved by its police officersFrom Longman Business Dictionarybillbill1 /bɪl/ noun [countable]1ACCOUNTINGa list showing how much you have to pay for services or goods receivedSYN INVOICEbig companies that fail to settle their bills with smaller businesses on timeThe government will no longer foot the bill (=pay the bill) if banks run into difficulty.bill forThe average bill for electricity is £270 a year.2British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurantSYN AmE checkWe finished coffee and asked for the bill.3LAW a written proposal for a new lawThe wording of the bill was vague.Democrats met earlier this month to draft (=write) a new tax bill.The senate haspassed a bill (=voted for one and made it law) to reform the social security system. → see also Finance Bill4BANKING American English a BANKNOTEA dollar bill costs 3.2 cents to produce.5BANKING a BILL OF EXCHANGE6FINANCE a form of borrowing for short periods of time → Treasury billbillbill2 verb [transitive] to send a bill to someone saying how much they oweSYNINVOICEbill somebody for somethingThey billed the Air Force for the work that they had carried out.→ See Verb tableOrigin bill1 1. (1300-1400) Medieval Latin billa, from Latin bulla “bubble, seal added to a document”; → BOIL12. Old English bile3. (1300-1400) Old Billbill1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1bill2 verbBill, TheLDOCE OnlineChinese
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bill1 S1 W1 /bɪl/ 
noun [countable]
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: billa, from Latin bulla 'bubble, seal added to a document'; ⇨ boil1
Origin: bile
Origin: Old Bill1. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc
bill for
The bill for the repairs came to $650.
Have you paid the phone bill?
2. RESTAURANT especially British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant
SYN check American English:
Could we have the bill, please?
3. LAW a written proposal for a new law, that is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed
approve/pass/veto a bill
The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.
The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage.
4. MONEY American English a piece of paper money
SYN note British English ⇨ coin:
a five-dollar bill
5. fit/fill the bill to be exactly what you need:
This car fits the bill perfectly. It’s cheap and gets good mileage.
6. CONCERT/SHOW ETC a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc:
Tricia topped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children’s Variety Show.
7. give somebody/something a clean bill of health to officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly:
Maddox was given a clean bill of health.
8. BIRD a bird’s beak
9. ADVERTISEMENT a printed notice advertising an event
10. PART OF A HAT American English the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap
11. the (old) bill British English spoken the police
■ verbs
▪pay a bill Most people pay their bills on time.
▪settle a bill (=pay it) She went down to the lobby to settle the bill for their rooms.
▪foot the bill/pick up the bill (=pay for something, especially when you do not want to) Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill.
▪run up a bill (=use a lot of something so that you have a big bill to pay) It’s easy to run up a big bill on your mobile phone.
▪face a bill (=have a lot to pay on a bill) They were facing a mounting legal bill.
▪cut/reduce a bill We need to find a way to cut our fuel bill.
▪a bill comes to something (=is for that amount) The bill came to $60.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bill
▪a big/huge bill Turn off the lights or we’ll get a huge electricity bill.
▪an electricity/gas/phone etc bill I’ll have to pay the gas bill too next month.
▪a hotel bill He paid the hotel bill by credit card.
▪a tax bill There are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.
▪an unpaid bill She had unpaid bills amounting to £3,000.
▪an outstanding bill (=still unpaid) He still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills.
▪ bill a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay: Many families are struggling to pay their bills. | a credit card bill | We got a huge phone bill. | I asked the waiter to bring me the bill.
▪check American English a bill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant: Can I have the check, please?
▪invoice a document that lists the goods that a company has sent, or the services they have provided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another company: Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice.
▪tab informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, especially for food or drinks that you have had in a restaurant or hotel: People staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab.
bill2 verb
1. [transitive] to send someone a bill:
Clients will be billed monthly.
bill somebody for something
I was billed for equipment that I didn’t order.
2. be billed to do something if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this:
Johnson was billed to speak at two conferences.
3. bill and coo old-fashioned to kiss and talk softly
bill something as something phrasal verb
to advertise or describe something in a particular way:
The castle bills itself as the oldest in England.
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noun [countable] Sense 1-7, 9
Date: 1300-1400Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: billa, from Latin bulla 'bubble, seal added to a document'; ⇨ boil1
Sense 8,10
Language: Old EnglishOrigin: bile
Sense 11
Date: 1300-1400Origin: Old Bill
bill for
2. RESTAURANT especially British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant
SYN check American English:
3. LAW a written proposal for a new law, that is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed
approve/pass/veto a bill
4. MONEY American English a piece of paper money
SYN note British English ⇨ coin:
5. fit/fill the bill to be exactly what you need:
6. CONCERT/SHOW ETC a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc:
7. give somebody/something a clean bill of health to officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly:
8. BIRD a bird’s beak
9. ADVERTISEMENT a printed notice advertising an event
10. PART OF A HAT American English the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap
11. the (old) bill British English spoken the police
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verb1. [transitive] to send someone a bill:
bill somebody for something
2. be billed to do something if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this:
3. bill and coo old-fashioned to kiss and talk softly
bill something as something phrasal verb
to advertise or describe something in a particular way:
Bill
Bill, The
a popular British television programme about a police station in London and the crimes solved by its police officers
Bill, The
a popular British television programme about a police station in London and the crimes solved by its police officers
Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务
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usually
bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of sth 指账单 ：◆ the gas bill 煤气费账单 account an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month 指赊销账、赊欠账、赊购 ：◆ Put it on my account please. 请记在我的赊购账上。 invoice ( a bill for goods that sb has bought or work that has been done for sbrather
指发票、发货或服务费用清单 ：◆ The builders sent an invoice for £250. 营造商发出了一张 250 英镑的发票。
bill or invoice? 用 bill 还是 invoice？
check ( a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurantNAmE 指餐馆的账单 ：◆ Can I have the check, please? 请给我结账。 NOTE In British English the usual word for this is bill .此义英式英语中常用 bill。
Patterns
the bill/invoice/check for sthto pay/settle a(n) bill/account/invoice/checkto put sth on the/sb's bill/account/invoice/check
Eating out 去餐馆吃饭
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 have a meal with sb与某人一起吃饭 make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)（以山田的名字）预订座位 reserve/ ( especially
BrE book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆
wait to be seated等待就座 show sb to their table把某人引到桌旁 sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list把菜单／酒水单递给某人 open/read/study/peruse the menu打开／看／仔细看菜单 the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house( speciality/BrE ( specialtyespecially
NAmE 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 enjoy your meal享用饭菜
Paying 结账
pay/ask for ( the bill/especially
BrE ( the checkNAmE 付账；要求结账 pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 service is (not) included 不含服务费 give sb/leave (sb) a tip给某人小费
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