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 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  
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 bill of attainder 
 Date: 1820 a legislative act that imposes punishment without a trial

 bill of exchange 
 Date: 1534 an unconditional written order from one person to another to pay a specified sum of money to a designated person

 bill of fare 
 Date: 1631  menu  ,  program  

 bill of goods 
 Date: 1842 a consignment of merchandise, something intentionally misrepresented ; something passed off in a deception or fraud

 bill of health 
 Date: 1644 a certificate given to the ship's master at the time of leaving port that indicates the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases, a usually favorable report following an examination or investigation

 bill of indictment 
 Date: circa 1530 an indictment before it is found or ignored by the grand jury

 bill of lading 
 Date: 1532 a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport

 bill of particulars 
 Date: 1831 a detailed listing of charges or claims brought in a legal action or of a defendant's response or counterclaim

 bill of rights 
 
 Usage: often capitalized B&R
 Date: 1774
 a document containing a formal statement of rights

 bill of sale 
 Date: 1550 a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of title to goods and chattels