billing

noun bill·ing \ ˈbi-liŋ \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Definition of billing

1 : advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality); also : relative prominence of a name in such promotion

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2 : total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period

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The company argued that the case does not belong in court because the issues raised are a matter of compliance with state regulations and not related to federal billing fraud.

— liz kowalczyk, BostonGlobe.com, "State Medicaid program halts payments to Lawrence clinic over fraud allegations," 14 June 2018
In many cases, higher interest rates can hit in the first billing period after a change in the prime rate.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Why Fed rate hike can drive you to pay down credit cards," 13 June 2018
Weeden expressed concern over having to start with a new mitigation specialist and over whether King could glean any of his defense strategy from her sometimes-detailed billing documents.

— gal tziperman lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Markeith Loyd due back in court as defense tries to disqualify prosecutor," 12 June 2018
The report said that the average domestic customer will see a 3.5 percent increase every two months, which is the billing period Helix uses.

— karen pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Helix Water District budget balanced for coming fiscal year," 11 June 2018
Under the old quarterly billing plan, the minimum bill amount for Waukegan residents for combined sewer and water used to be $19.69 per quarter, or $78.76 per year.

— Lake County News-Sun, "Letters to the Editor," 6 June 2018
Patient-focused medical care which prevents and cures disease, decreasing the emphasis on treatment and using computerized diagnostic protocols to limit unnecessary tests and excessive billing codes.

— nick hollkamp, The Courier-Journal, "Indiana voters' guide: Congressional, state and local candidates in Clark, Floyd counties," 4 May 2018
In another sign that the field has matured, last year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a billing code just for hospitalists.

— shari rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Why hospitalists are the fastest growing medical specialty. And why you've likely already met one.," 30 Mar. 2018
The first new billing codes were issued this month.

— joseph walker, WSJ, "Trump Policy Change Is a Win for Drugmakers," 22 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of billing

⁵bill

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First Known Use: 1875

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