double bill

noun

: a bill (as at a theater) offering two features

Examples of double bill in a Sentence

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The final tour was a double bill with Chicago in the summer of 2022. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025 On a drizzly Monday (June 9) night in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! summer series kicked off with a knockout double bill of Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe that also served as an unofficial Pride Month party. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 June 2025 Drawing large crowds with a double bill of music and food, the concerts became a zingy communal antidote to the pandemic blues. Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025 The concert and workshop double bill are free and open to the public. Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double bill

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double bill was in 1917

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“Double bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bill. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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