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► AT THEATRE, ETC. jgij 5 a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.. ( gij ) A S : a horror

double bill (= two horror films/movies shown one after the other) ft Vf 0 #■ o Topping the bill

(= the most important performer) is Robbie Williams.

► ADVERTISEMENT AA 6 a notice in a public place to advertise an event $$ jfc; ^ tt ; A A E$i?1 poster

— see also handbill

► OF BIRDS 4 7 the hard pointed or curved outer part of

a bird’s mouth 4 ; % KOTTC beak — picture o page

R28 8 -billed (in adjectives having the type

of bill mentioned • •• % • long-billed waders

► ON HAT m i' 9 {NAmE) = peak(4)

— see also the Old Bill ITtlBI fill/fit the 'bill to be

what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose II £ f£: On paper, several

of the applicants fit the bill, 4 ffi# $4#, W A fv ^ it

A# — more at clean adj., foot v.

b verb

► ASK FOR PAYMENT 1 [VN] ~ sb (for sth) to send

sb a bill for sth & ( £A ) tff ( W&tt

#: ) : Please bill me for the books. iitL&rj&J

► ADVERTISE fi&A A 2 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth as sth to

advertise or describe sb/sth in a particular way JE ( A^^^9 ) jl# A • • He was billed as the new Tom Cruise. jMegtAf• i£fl$Te 3 [VN to inf] [usually passive] to advertise that sb/sth will do sth •••'## Jgp: She was billed to speak on ‘China—Yesterday and Today’. “AS ftAfl^AAfa

ITTH^l bill and 'coo (old-fashioned, informal) if two people who are in love bill and coo, they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other |Ep ®p ficiA ffAAIA'I

billa-bong /‘bilobnri; NAmE -bom; -ba:i)/ noun (in Australia) a lake that is formed when a river floods

billboard /'bilboid; NAmE -boird/ noun {especially NAmE) = hoarding(I)

from sb whose property you have damaged. An invoice is for goods supplied or work done as agreed between a customer and supplier, and is usually sent after the goods have been delivered or the work finished. * bill It

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invoice#^, mm

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tab (rather informal) a bill for goods you receive but pay for later, especially for food or drinks in a restaurant or bar; the price or cost of sth ft8k#:, $$ m, a bar tab mmm^o Can I

put it on my tab?

check (NAmE) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant Can I have the

check, please? itIn British English the usual word for this is bill, lit ffibill.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

a the bill/invoice/tab/check for sth

■ to pay/settle a(n) bill/account/invoice/tab/check

■ to pick up (- pay) the bill/tab/check

■ to put sth on the/sb’s bill/account/invoice/tab/check

■ to send/submit a(n) bill/invoice to a customer

■ to ask for/get the bill/check (= especially in a restaurant or bar)

She asked the waiter if she could have the bill/check