name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
billing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɪlɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough, which includes Great Billing and Little Billing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Amounts billed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Accounts receivable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
The tracking of bills and amounts owed; the department within an institution or business that deals with the tracking of bills and amounts owed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
The act or situation of including someone or something among those that make up a complete list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
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verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of bill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 8
request for payment of a debt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they submitted their charges at the end of each month
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: charge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: request, asking
Narrower terms: presentment
History
Etymology
From the Old English surname, named after Billing in Liverpool, from bil (“double-edged sword”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: facturació — amount claimed
- Finnish: laskutussumma — amount claimed
- French: facturation — amount claimed
- Korean: 청구 (cheonggu) — amount claimed
- Polish: fakturowanie — amount claimed
- Spanish: facturación — amount claimed