BILLS Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

bills 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of bill

as in statements

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due why is the electric bill so high this month?

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as in notes

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States the $5 bill has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the front

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as in posters

a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place posted a bill advertising the new play

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as in expenses

the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount although they were all working adults, their parents still insisted on paying the bill whenever they went out to eat

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as in laws

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature the legislative committee endorsed a bill that would strengthen consumer protections

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higher laws

bills

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noun (2)

plural of bill

as in mouths

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering parrots have very strong bills so they can break open nuts

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as in brims

the projecting front part of a hat or cap the hat was blue, but the bill was red

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bills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bill

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Recent Examples of bills

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Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Income, bills, savings goals and family expenses shift, and the treat budget should reflect what the household can afford now. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Both the House and Senate passed different aviation safety bills, but lawmakers are still working on a compromise piece of legislation to bring up for a vote in both houses of Congress. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Income, bills, savings goals and other expenses change over time. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026 Late last month, the City Council held a marathon hearing to discuss 23 bills about e-bikes and delivery workers who use e-bikes. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Other climate and environment news Californians are paying some of the highest water bills in the country, writes The Times’ Ian James. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The veto came on the last day Newsom could sign or reject bills that passed this year. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bills

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In court statements in the Kuvshynovs' suit, Fox acknowledges the tragedy of the deaths of Kuvshynova and Zakrzewski.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
The lawyers for three of the men named in Doe’s lawsuit have since issued statements denying wrongdoing.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of statements

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And his relatives in turn gave notes to the actors playing their younger selves and were encouraged to interrogate Ba as his coming-of-age story was dramatized.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
That figure includes vendor notes and up to $64 million in earnout payments tied to Obagi’s future performance.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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One of the Democratic Party’s most prolific lawyers also is becoming one of its most prolific posters.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
John Coleman, legislative counsel for the group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, flagged the bill’s subpoena provisions, which would let a court order platforms to identify anonymous posters.

— Shira Lazar, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

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In the statement, Skydance said savings would come primarily from combining technology and other operations, such as negotiating deals with suppliers and reducing overlapping marketing expenses as well as consolidating real estate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenses

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Pan, a pediatrician, made national headlines while in the Legislature for leading California’s efforts to enact strict school vaccine laws.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The president and his allies have insisted that existing liability laws offer enough protections.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of laws

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The replica—known as Tennessee Mountain Home—brims with personalized details, from a calendar with Dolly’s birthday marked, to the magazine-and-newspaper wallpaper that once decorated the interior of the original property.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Hardy’s prose brims with assurance and wry details that come from lived experiences and conversations.

— Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026