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billing

bill·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bil-ing]
    • /ˈbɪl ɪŋ/
    • /ˈbɪl.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bil-ing]
    • /ˈbɪl ɪŋ/

Definitions of billing word

  • noun billing the relative importance of a performer or act as reflected in the prominence given in programmes, advertisements, etc 3
  • noun billing public notice or advertising (esp in the phrase advance billing) 3
  • noun billing the listing of the actors' names on a playbill, theater marquee, etc. 3
  • noun billing the order in which the names are listed 3
  • noun billing the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak. 1
  • noun billing the visor of a cap or other head covering. 1
See all 20 definitions of billing

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Origin of billing

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; bill1 + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Billing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Billing

billing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for billing

noun billing

  • advertising — Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them.
  • big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
  • billings — Josh (dʒɑʃ ) ; jäsh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
  • build-up — the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.
  • ink — a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
All 6 Synonyms of billing

Related words

  • costar

    An actor's costars are the other actors who also have one of the main parts in a particular movie.

  • cycle billing

    a method of billing customers at monthly intervals in which statements are prepared on each working day of the month and mailed to a designated fraction of the total number of customers.

  • bill

    A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.

  • billing cycle

    the schedule of recurrent times in any regular system of preparing or sending bills.

  • billing machine

    a business machine used to itemize and total customer accounts, produce bills, post account records, etc.

  • top billing

    the first or most prominent position in a list of actors or entertainers, as on a marquee or screen.
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