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Bill
Proper noun
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Bill is a male given name. It is short for William.
Bill is working on a report.
bill
Noun
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A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.
I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.
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A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.
"Ask the waitress if we can have the "bill" now."
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A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).
The toucan is known for its colorful bill.
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A bill is a proposed law.
The bill passed the Senate.
bill
Verb
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If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.
The shop billed me $100 for tickets.
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If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.
He was billed as "The Great Houdini".
Holland
Proper noun
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Holland is a country that is part of the Netherlands.
Holland is often wrongly said to represent the entire Netherlands.