billing

noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ How to pronounce billing (audio)
Synonyms of billingnext
1
: advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality)
also : relative prominence of a name in such promotion
got top billing
2
: total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period

Examples of billing in a Sentence

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Anyone who has dealt with a billing issue, a broken website form or a confusing insurance claim already knows that. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 She was also accused of billing for a Medicare patient who was currently incarcerated in federal prison. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Systems that pull forward relevant information, organize notes in real time and handle the complex billing rules that change year to year. Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026 When insurance billing complexity for routine care is eliminated, overhead drops and costs follow. Clarissa Windham-Bradstock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for billing

Word History

Etymology

bill entry 5

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of billing was in 1858

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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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