billed

Meanings

• Verb

  1. Charged for a service or good.

  - "The hospital billed us $10,000 for the surgery."
  - "The electric company billed us for our monthly usage."

• Verb

  2. To present a bill or invoice.

  - "The waiter billed us for our meal."
  - "The accountant will bill his clients monthly."

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Synonyms

charge , placard

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with billed
chilled , filled , spilled , thrilled

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Bill () : A long, narrow piece of paper, cardboard, or plastic for printing words, numbers, or pictures.
   

2. Bill () : A person who collects money, especially for a political party.
   

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Homophones

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1. bill () : A long, narrow piece of paper, cardboard, or plastic for printing words, numbers, or pictures.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of billed that leads to same result
billed , bill , billing , bills , billable , duck-billed dinosaur , duck-billed dinosaurs , duckbill dinosaur , duck-billed platypus , duckbill , duckbill platypus , duckbill platypuss , ivory-billed woodpecker , ivory-billed woodpeckers , ring-billed gull , ring-billed gulls , spoon-billed , ivorybill , ivorybills , platypi , platypus , platypuses

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Forms

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past tense: billed, past participle: billed

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Etymology

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Old English 'billian' meaning 'to announce, proclaim'

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the first known use of the term 'bill' dates back to the 14th century?

2. The word 'bill' comes from the Old English word 'billian', meaning 'to announce, proclaim'

3. In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is responsible for collecting federal taxes, and they are often referred to as 'the taxman' or 'the bill collector'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Invoice: An official document requesting payment for goods or services.

2. Accounts Receivable: A business function concerned with collecting payments from customers.

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Culture

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In literature, 'billed' is often used in the context of invoices or bills, such as in business or financial transactions. In music, a 'billed' artist is one that is advertised or announced to perform at an event.

How to Memorize "billed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pile of invoices or bills, each one representing a service or good you have purchased.
   - Visualize the process of receiving a bill and paying it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'billed' with the concept of payment or an invoice.
   - Think of a situation where you have been billed for a service or good.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Bills are Charges I Should Pay' or 'Bills: Services and Payments'.

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