billing

noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ How to pronounce billing (audio)
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

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Why Cloud Costs Are So Difficult To Control Instance type, usage duration, storage tier and network traffic are dynamic factors affecting cloud service billing. Jyoti Shah, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The senators say program staff are also barred from traveling to monitor clinics and contractors, which lawmakers warn could result in billing delays and lapses in care. Liz Neporent, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025 But unlike the car rental example, most hotels haven't automated the billing step yet. Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2025 At that time, the consequences were fiddly things like messing up your charging schedule or tweaking your billing. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for billing

Word History

Etymology

bill entry 5

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of billing was in 1875

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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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