I. noun
Etymology: Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English bill Date: before 12th century the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering, a mouthpart (as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill, the point of an anchor fluke, the visor of a cap or hood,
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1584
to touch and rub bill to bill, to caress affectionately ,
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English bil, from Old English bill sword; akin to Old High German bill pickax
Date: 14th century
a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade, billhook ,
IV. noun see: bull
Date: 14th century
an itemized list or a statement of particulars (as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew), a written document or note, a formal petition,
4. an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done ; invoice , an amount expended or owed, a statement of charges for food or drink ; check ,
5. a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to an noun ce an event of interest to the public, a programmed presentation (as a motion picture, play, or concert), a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment, a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person ,
8. a piece of paper money, an individual or commercial note , one hundred dollars,
V. transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1. to enter in an accounting system ; prepare a bill of (charges), to submit a bill of charges to, to enter (as freight) in a waybill, to issue a bill of lading to or for, to an noun ce (as a performance) especially by posters or placards, advertise , promote , billable adjective