n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French bille, from Medieval Latin billa, perhaps alteration of bulla, papal seal, bull ― more at BULL
Date: 14th century
1 : an itemized list or a statement of particulars (as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew)
2 : a written document or note
3 obsolete : a formal petition
4 a : an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done : INVOICE b : an amount expended or owed c : a statement of charges for food or drink : CHECK
5 a : a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public especially : an announcement of a theatrical entertainment b : a programmed presentation (as a motion picture, play, or concert)
6 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment also : the law itself <the GI bill >
7 : a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person <a bill of complaint>
8 a : a piece of paper money b : an individual or commercial note < bill s receivable> c slang : one hundred dollars
– fill the bill or fit the bill : to be exactly what is needed : be suitable