BILL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English ~ 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 ~, the point of an anchor fluke, the visor of a cap or hood, II. intransitive verb Date: 1584 to touch and rub ~ to ~, to caress affectionately , III. noun Etymology: Middle English bil, from Old English ~ sword; akin to Old High German ~ 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, ~hook , 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 announce 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 ~ of (charges), to submit a ~ of charges to, to enter (as freight) in a way~, to issue a ~ of lading to or for, to announce (as a performance) especially by posters or placards, advertise , promote , ~able adjective