Bank bill () In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency |
Bank bill () In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency. |
Bill (n.) A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal. |
Bill (v. i.) To strike |
Bill (v. i.) To join bills, as doves |
Bill (n.) The bell, or boom, of the bittern |
Bill (n.) A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle |
Bill (n.) A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff. |
Bill (n.) One who wields a bill |
Bill (n.) A pickax, or mattock. |
Bill (n.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor |
Bill (v. t.) To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill. |
Bill (n.) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law. |
Bill (n.) A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document. |
Bill (n.) A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment |
Bill (n.) A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods |
Bill (n.) An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge |
Bill (n.) Any paper, containing a statement of particulars |
Bill (v. t.) To advertise by a bill or public notice. |
Bill (v. t.) To charge or enter in a bill |
Bill book () A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives. |
Bill broker () One who negotiates the discount of bills. |
Bill holder () A person who holds a bill or acceptance. |
Bill holder () A device by means of which bills, etc., are held. |
Blood money () Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. |
Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life |
Brown bill () A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th Bill. |
Collector (n.) One who collects things which are separate |
Collector (n.) A compiler of books |
Collector (n.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll. |
Collector (n.) One authorized to collect debts. |
Collector (n.) A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. |
Crane's-bill (n.) The geranium |
Crane's-bill (n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps. |
Duck's-bill (a.) Having the form of a duck's bill. |
Hedging bill () A hedge bill. See under Hedge. |
Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States. |
Money (n.) A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government |
Money (n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it |
Money (n.) In general, wealth |
Money (v. t.) To supply with money. |
Money-maker (n.) One who coins or prints money |
Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth |
Money-making (n.) The act or process of making money |
Money-making (a.) Affording profitable returns |
Money-making (a.) Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim |
Parrot's-bill (n.) The glory pea. See under Glory. |
Speckled-bill (n.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons). |
twin bill doubleheader double feature | two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) |
Wild West Show Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | a spectacular show organized in by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale, toured the United States and Europe |
bill | the entertainment offered at a public presentation |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
bill of review | a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it |
beak bill neb nib pecker | horny projecting mouth of a bird |
money cowrie Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
bill peak eyeshade visor vizor | a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes, he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead |
bill billhook | a long-handled saw with a curved blade, he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree |
cashbox money box till | a strongbox for holding cash |
collector | the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
savings bank coin bank money box bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home, the coin bank was empty |
solar dish solar collector solar furnace | a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun, can produce high temperatures |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
bill of health | a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival) |
bill | a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) |
bill of entry | a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import |
bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
menu bill of fare card carte du jour carte | a list of dishes available at a restaurant, the menu was in French |
bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
electric bill | a bill for money owed for electricity used |
hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel |
medical bill doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
phone bill telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service |
tax bill | money owed for taxes |
bill of lading waybill | a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery |
credit order bill-me order | an order that is received without payment, requires billing at a later date |
bill measure | a statute in draft before it becomes law, they held a public hearing on the bill |
appropriation bill | a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose |
bill of attainder | a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial, bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States |
bottle bill | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles |
farm bill | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices |
trade bill | a statute that would regulate foreign trade |
bill of sale | a deed transferring personal property |
bill of Particulars | the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial, advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet |
bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
poster posting placard notice bill card | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement, a poster advertised the coming attractions |
show bill show card theatrical poster | a poster advertising a show or play |
clean bill of health | an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition, the doctor gave him a clean bill of health |
indictment bill of indictment | a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense |
true bill | an indictment endorsed by a grand jury |
circular handbill bill broadside broadsheet flier flyer throwaway | an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution, he mailed the circular to all subscribers |
money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
smart money | people who are highly experienced or who have inside information, the smart money said Truman would lose the election |
collector | a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth |