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billing

/ˈbɪlɪŋ/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of sending, receiving, and processing invoices for goods or services rendered.

  • Noun

    A statement showing the amount owed by a customer to a business for goods or services purchased.

Synonyms

charge , placard
Rhymes
Words rhyming with billing
chilling , filling , thrilling , spilling , stilling
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Billing (en) : The act of sending, receiving, and processing invoices for goods or services rendered.

  2. Billing (en) : A flat-bottomed boat with a square sail and a keel.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Billing (en) : The act of sending, receiving, and processing invoices for goods or services rendered.

  2. Billing (en) : A person who collects bills or taxes.

Variants
List of all variants of billing that leads to same result
billing , billings , bill , billed , bills , billable , top billing , top billings
Forms
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past tense: billed, past participle: billed, gerund: billing

Etymology
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The term 'billing' originated from the Old French word 'biller' which means 'to beat' or 'to strike'. It was later used in English in the 15th century to refer to the process of striking or imprinting an amount owed on a piece of paper or parchment.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the first recorded use of the term 'billing' in English was in the 15th century?

  2. In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires businesses to keep records of their billing and invoicing activities for tax purposes.

Related Concepts
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  1. Invoicing: The process of creating and sending invoices to customers for goods or services provided.

  2. Accounts Receivable: The process of managing and collecting payments from customers for goods or services provided on credit.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'billing' has been used to refer to the act of advertising or promoting a performance or event. For example, in the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare, the character Puck says, 'If we shadows have offended, / Think but this, and all is mended, / That you have but slumbered here / While these visions did appear.', suggesting that the audience should 'bill' or pay attention to the performance even if they have dozed off.

How to Memorize "billing"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a business sending out invoices to its customers and receiving payments in return.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'billing' with the act of sending and receiving invoices for goods or services.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Bills Are Sent To Customers' to remember the meaning of 'billing'.

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