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top billing


top billing

noun

Definition of TOP BILLING

1
: prominent emphasis, featuring, or advertising
2
: the position at the top of a theatrical bill usually featuring the star's name

Examples of TOP BILLING

  1. <despite being of epic proportions, the African famine rarely received top billing in the American press>

First Known Use of TOP BILLING

1945

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