billing

noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Menopause has a marketing budget, a venture category, and no billing code. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Health-care providers were awarded nearly $15 billion last year from arbitrators called in to settle medical billing disputes, more than triple the amount in 2024. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026

At the same time, more consumer billing is moving to ReelShort’s own web store, reducing platform and payment fees. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Unpaid balances can still progress from billing reminders to collections and, in some situations, even legal action. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

bill entry 5

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing billing

• top billing

Rhymes for billing

• chilling
• drilling
• filling
• grilling
• killing
• milling
• pilling
• rilling
• schilling
• shilling
• skilling
• spilling