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تعريف to bill في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: A diminutive of the male given name William
One of his neighbours opposite, a nice old guy with a stoop and a horrible little Yorkshire terrier, called him Bill - always had done and presumably always would, right up till the day he died. It actually irritated Will, who was not, he felt, by any stretch of the imagination, a Bill. Bill wouldn't smoke spliffs and listen to Nirvana. So why had he allowed this misapprehension to continue? Why hadn't he just said, four years ago, Actually my name is Will?.; The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke; To peck; A beak-like projection, especially a promontory; To advertise by a bill or public notice; To stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness; A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.); A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law; To dig, chop, etc., with a bill; A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice; {v} to kiss, caress, fondle, publish, mark; {n} the beak of a fowl, a hooked instrument for cutting, an account or statement of particulars, draft of a law not enacted, exhibition of charges; A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill"; One Hundred Dollars; {i} male first name (form of William); diminutive of William; The bill of a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it; Legislation drafted in the form of an Act for introduction into the Senate or the House of Representatives and identified with a bill number If the bill is passed by both houses and signed by the Governor or otherwise becomes law, it becomes an Act; To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a bill; A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill; One who wields a bill; a billman; 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; A proposed law; A proposed law, requiring support of both houses and the governor's action for enactment; To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness; Somebody armed with a bill; a bill-man; A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law; The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a turtle, platypus, or other animal; Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially 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; a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare); If someone is billed to appear in a particular show, it has been advertised that they are going to be in it. She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White. + billing bill·ing their quarrels over star billing; If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose. If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees; A written presentation to a legislative body proposing certain legislation for enactment into law Bills may originate in either House, except as noted below, and must be passed by both Houses and approved by the President before they become law or, if disapproved by the President, must be passed over his veto by a two-thirds vote of each House If a bill is passed within the 10-day period preceding the adjournment of Congress, the President may withhold approval and the bill will die (pocket veto) Bills for raising revenue, according to the Constitution, must originate in the House of Representatives, and bills for appropriating money customarily originate in the House A bill is referred to in the following manner: H R 120, 70th Cong 1st sess; In government, a bill is a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on. This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade The bill was approved by a large majority; —A proposed law that is introduced in the legislature by a Member of Congress In the House a bill is recognized as H R and S in the Senate; A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.); A pickax, or mattock; A piece of paper money; a banknote; A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal; A type of legislative measure that requires passage by both chambers of the legislature and action by the governor A bill is the primary means used to create and change the laws of the state The Legislative Information System also uses the term "bill" generically to refer to the various types of legislative measures that may be introduced during a legislative session Bill types include: senate and house bills, senate and house joint resolutions, senate and house concurrent resolutions, and senate and house resolutions; a proposal for a new law which has been presented to Parliament; a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) 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"; A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries; To charge; to send a bill to; publicize or announce by placards; If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities. They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum; a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"; When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill; the entertainment offered at a public presentation a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"; 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. A bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note; advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso; 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; Document which proposes a change in existing statutes and/or introduces a new statute The bill accompanies the Petition Bills are bound in the Legislative Documents volumes in the State Library; A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook; An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's claim, in gross or by items; as, a grocer's bill; a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"; 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"; {i} bank note, promissory note; invoice; beak; snout; headland, promontory; proposed law; A legislative proposal introduced by a member of Congress Bills are designated as HR (House of Representatives) or S (Senate) according to the body in which they are introduced Most bills are public bills, dealing with general issues Private bills deal with individual claims against the government, such as immigration cases and land disputes; a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"; If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it. Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?; A draft of a proposed law; an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"; a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"; A bill is a piece of paper money. a large quantity of US dollar bills; A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. They couldn't afford to pay the bills He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. phone bills; horny projecting mouth of a bird; A measure that creates new law, amends or repeals existing law, appropriates money, prescribes fees, transfers functions from one agency to another, provides penalties, or takes other action; aka monthly statement: Each billing cycle (usually once per month) your card issuer will send you a bill The bill will detail the activity on your account for that billing cycle The reverse side of your bill usually describes some of the basic terms of your card agreement, including how the interest is calculated and where to call with questions See your card agreement for complete information on the terms; The principal vehicle employed by lawmakers for introducing their proposals (enacting or repealing laws, for example) in the Senate Bills are designated S 1, S 2, and so on depending on the order in which they are introduced They address either matters of general interest or narrow interest , such as immigration cases and individual claims against the Federal government