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

Investments in the businesses, which run clinics’ billing and operations, have plummeted from a high of 851 deals in 2021 to just 105 in the first half of 2026, according to new data from PitchBook. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

The report accuses doctors and hospitals of being driven by greed and of using fraudulent billing practices. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

The subpoena seeks QueerDoc's personnel files, billing documents, communications with drug manufacturers and records of patients who were prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy, among other information, according to the 9th Circuit decision. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

The subpoena seeks QueerDoc’s personnel files, billing documents, communications with drug manufacturers and records of patients who were prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy, among other information, according to the 9th Circuit decision. — Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 14 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