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

Crochet has lived up to his billing, with a 1.98 ERA and leading the American League in strikeouts, and Buehler had pitched creditably until being pounded by the Yankees Friday night for five runs, seven hits and two homers in just two innings. —Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025

DocuSign also set current-quarter guidance for billings that was below analysts' consensus forecast. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 June 2025

Third-year Mazi Smith hasn’t lived up to his first-round billing, specifically in defending the run, and will need depth help behind him to carry the load. —Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025

In addition to paying restitution, the attorney general’s office announced that Four Star must clearly disclose all fees, rent and other costs on lease documents and comply with state utility billing laws. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 30 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

bill entry 5

First Known Use

1875, 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