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

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Her billing scheme also extended well beyond Miami, according to an indictment and other court records. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025 No chat histories, billing information, passwords or API keys were exposed. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Saunders' daughter, Jordan, managed billing for Guiding Lives, court records show. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 Vendors sued MyPillow over billing disputes, lawyers dropped him, and Fox News stopped airing his advertisements. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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