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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Existing monthly subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing, with the higher prices starting from their next billing date on or after November 20. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 Existing monthly subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing, with the new prices starting on their next billing date on or after November 20, the company said. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025 Customer service reviews remain mixed, with reports of inconsistent support and billing issues in some regions. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 The report recommends government administrators make more use of medical billing data to confirm whether health professionals listed as in-network are providing care to patients covered by private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans. Tony Leys, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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