noun
1 showing money owed for goods/services
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , hefty , high , huge , large , massive
▪ outstanding , unpaid
▪ itemized
▪
Customers receive an itemized monthly phone ~.
▪ legal , medical
▪ electricity , energy , fuel , gas , heating
▪ utility
▪
Many people struggle to pay their rent and utility ~s.
▪ grocery , hospital , hotel , phone , telephone , etc.
▪ tax
▪ credit-card
▪ repair
VERB + BILL
▪ get , receive
▪
I've just received a huge tax ~.
▪ be landed with , face
▪
The company could now face higher fuel ~s.
▪ run up
▪
We ran up a very large hotel ~.
▪ foot , pay , pick up , settle
▪
Don't worry—the company will pick up the ~.
▪ cover
▪
Use the money in the account to cover the ~s.
▪ present sb with , send sb , submit
▪
They presented us with a very large ~.
▪ cut , lower , reduce
▪
We need to cut our electricity ~s.
▪ share
▪
We share the gas and electricity ~s.
BILL + VERB
▪ arrive , come in
▪ amount to , come to
▪
The ~ amounted to $850.
BILL + NOUN
▪ payment
▪ collector ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Who is going to foot the ~ for the damage?
2 ( esp. BrE ) showing money owed for food and drinks ⇨ See also ↑ check
VERB + BILL
▪ ask for
▪ bring
▪ get , have
▪
Could I have the ~, please?
▪ pay
▪ split
▪
We decided to split the ~.
BILL + VERB
▪ arrive , come
▪ come to
▪
The ~ came to £120.
3 ( AmE ) paper money ⇨ See also ↑ note
ADJECTIVE
▪ five-dollar , twenty-dollar , etc.
▪ crisp
▪ counterfeit
VERB + BILL
▪ count , count out
4 proposal for a new law
ADJECTIVE
▪ controversial
▪ comprehensive , sweeping ( AmE )
▪
a sweeping ~ that will reform the nation's immigration system
▪ emergency
▪ draft
▪ proposed
▪ pending ( AmE )
▪ bipartisan ( AmE )
▪ private member's ( in the UK )
▪ congressional , federal , Treasury ( in the US )
▪ budget , spending (both AmE )
▪ reform
▪ anti-terrorism , education , immigration , intelligence , etc.
VERB + BILL
▪ bring forward , bring in , introduce , propose , put forward , submit
▪
The ~ will be brought before Parliament next year.
▪
The government has put forward an emergency ~ to limit the powers of the police.
▪ bring before Parliament ( BrE ), bring to the floor ( AmE ), bring to a vote ( esp. AmE )
▪
The ~ will be brought before Parliament next year.
▪
The ~ was brought to the floor of the House last summer.
▪ force through ( BrE ), push through , rush through ( BrE )
▪
Republicans will try to push the ~ through Congress.
▪
The opposition will try to force the ~ through Parliament.
▪ draft , prepare , write
▪ sponsor
▪ amend
▪ debate
▪ adopt , approve , pass , sign
▪ back , endorse , support , vote for
▪ block , defeat , kill ( AmE ), reject , throw out , veto
▪ oppose , vote against
▪ shelve , withdraw
BILL + VERB
▪ become law
▪
The ~ became law in June.
▪ contain , include sth
▪
The ~ included a gradual phase-out of estate tax.
▪ propose sth
▪ ban sth , prohibit sth
▪ allow sth
5 programme/program of entertainment
ADJECTIVE
▪ double
VERB + BILL
▪ head , top
▪
Rufus Wainwright is topping the ~.
▪ share
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
Also on the ~ are Hot Chip.