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
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The company’s model allocates a smaller share of billings to back-office operations than many traditional firms, allowing recruiters to retain a larger portion themselves.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Discord says that although the attacker did not gain direct access to its own systems, data such as real names, email addresses, and limited billing details (including payment type, the last four digits of credit cards, and purchase history linked to user accounts) may have been exposed.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
By 2024, his $731 monthly payment went entirely toward interest, according to an Exeter billing statement reviewed by OPB and ProPublica.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
But the company overhauled that method in early 2024, lowering the rate export credit rate and replacing what was known as net monthly billing with real-time net billing.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Discord says that although the attacker did not gain direct access to its own systems, data such as real names, email addresses, and limited billing details (including payment type, the last four digits of credit cards, and purchase history linked to user accounts) may have been exposed.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
By 2024, his $731 monthly payment went entirely toward interest, according to an Exeter billing statement reviewed by OPB and ProPublica.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
But the company overhauled that method in early 2024, lowering the rate export credit rate and replacing what was known as net monthly billing with real-time net billing.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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