billing

1 of 2

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

billing

2 of 2

present participle of bill entry 2, bill entry 5

Examples of billing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Individualized safety and treatment plans—paired with preset options—can help balance personalization and efficiency, while documentation tied to billing can reduce administrative burden. — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

But your utility company may have your home address, phone number, billing history and other details that can become very useful in the wrong hands. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The documentary reports that the attorney was later sanctioned over fraudulent billing and lost his law license. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

The Yankees, meanwhile, were in the midst of their own twin-billing with the Orioles. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

bill entry 5

First Known Use

Noun

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