billing

noun bill·ing \ ˈbi-liŋ \

Updated on: 14 Apr 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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Sexton had represented him in several civil cases, including a bankruptcy and construction billing disputes, records show.

— shawn boburg and dalton bennett, chicagotribune.com, "Attorney says Roy Moore supporters offered him $10,000 to drop client who accused the candidate," 23 Mar. 2018
Sexton had represented him in several civil cases, including a bankruptcy and construction billing disputes, records show.

— Philly.com, "Attorney says Roy Moore supporters offered him $10,000 to drop client who accused the Senate candidate of sexual impropriety," 23 Mar. 2018
In the new building, the city secretary's office, human resources, public works, permitting, central collections and utility billing will be housed on the first floor, Assistant City Manager Gary Jackson said.

— jennifer bolton, Houston Chronicle, "New Deer Park City Hall may open May 8," 21 Mar. 2018
Online presale for locals will occur March 23 at 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., restricted to the same billing codes as above.

— nicole sands, PEOPLE.com, "Brad Paisley Announces 'The 2nd Responders' Benefit Concert to Honor Santa Barbara First Responders," 20 Mar. 2018
According to Expedia, information that was likely accessed could include the customer's full name, payment card information, date of birth, phone number, email address, physical and/or billing address and gender.

— elizabeth weise, USA TODAY, "Orbitz breach: Expedia says 800,000 Orbitz.com customers may have been breached," 20 Mar. 2018
Compounding the task is the different computer systems for electronic health records and billing among the four health systems.

— guy boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ascension Wisconsin begins another round of layoffs," 2 Mar. 2018
The company's software automatically feeds medical history, test results and other data needed for both treatment and billing.

— rich exner, cleveland.com, "Plug and Play Cleveland Part 2: virtual reality medical treatments and more," 1 Mar. 2018
Learn how assessments and billing are done, your rights and your exemptions.

— karen huppertz, ajc, "Discuss your tax bill with Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner in Duluth," 13 Feb. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of billing

⁵bill

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First Known Use: 1875

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