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fill the bill

fill the bill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fil stressed th ee bil]
    • /fɪl stressed ði bɪl/
    • /fɪl ðə bɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fil stressed th ee bil]
    • /fɪl stressed ði bɪl/

Definitions of fill the bill words

  • noun fill the bill a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out. 1
  • noun fill the bill a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten-dollar bill. 1
  • noun fill the bill Government. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law. 1
  • noun fill the bill bill of exchange. 1
  • noun fill the bill a written or printed public notice or advertisement. 1
  • noun fill the bill any written paper containing a statement of particulars: a bill of expenditures. 1

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Origin of fill the bill

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bille < Anglo-French < Anglo-Latin billa for Late Latin bulla bull2

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Parts of speech for Fill the bill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fill the bill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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 fill the bill

verb fill the bill

  • advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
  • pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • serve — to act as a servant.
  • favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.

Antonyms for fill the bill

verb fill the bill

  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
  • block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.

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