LEARNit Dictionary
bill
noun
/bɪl/
UK
/bɪl/
US
A1
1
A1
a document that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services
صورتحساب, قبض, فاکتور
2
A1
a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant
صورتحساب
Let's ask for the bill.
Could we have the bill, please?
3
A2
a piece of paper money
اسکناس, پول کاغذی, اسکناس کاغذی
a ten-dollar bill
4
B2
a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country’s parliament so that its members can discuss it
لایحه, پیشنویس قانون
to
introduce/approve/oppose a bill
Congress
passed
the energy
bill
last month.
Republicans said they would
support the bill
.
the Education Reform Bill
5
a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.
برنامه, فهرست, لیست اجراها, لیست نمایشها
a horror
double bill
Topping the bill
is violinist Joshua Bell.
Mozart is on the bill this evening.
6
a notice in a public place to advertise an event
اعلان, پوستر, اطلاعیه, آگهی, اعلان عمومی
Post no bills
.
see also
handbill
7
the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth
منقار, نوکِ پرنده
synonym
beak
8
having the type of bill mentioned
لایحه, صورتحساب, قبض
long-billed waders
9
the stiff front part of a cap that sticks out above your eyes
لبه کلاه, آفتابگیر کلاه, لبه جلو
verb
/bɪl/
UK
/bɪl/
US
B2
1
B2
to send somebody a bill for something
صورتحساب فرستادن, صورتحساب دادن, صورتحساب صادر کردن
2
to advertise or describe somebody/something in a particular way
تبلیغ کردن, توصیف کردن
He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.
3
to advertise that somebody/something will do something
آگهی کردن, تبلیغ کردن
She was billed to speak on ‘China—Yesterday and Today’.