passage of a bill

passage Noun

— A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult. — A passage is a journey by air or water. His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days. — A passage is a long narrow way or path. He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room. The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef. — A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass. The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage. — A passage is a short section from from a book or other writing. She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book. — A passage is a short section from a musical work. There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

Bill Proper noun

— Bill is a male given name. It is short for William. Bill is working on a report.

bill Noun

— A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote. I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill. — 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." — A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part). The toucan is known for its colorful bill. — A bill is a proposed law. The bill passed the Senate.

bill Verb

— If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill. The shop billed me $100 for tickets. — If you bill a person or an event, you announce them. He was billed as "The Great Houdini".