Synonyms of billet

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billet 1 of 3

noun (1)

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as in bar

a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide

a stack of gold billets in the vault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bar
• beam
• rod
• board
• strip
• slab
• band
• ingot
• arbor
• stick
• girder
• crossbeam
• crossbar
• bloom

billet

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• job
• employment
• place
• post
• capacity
• employ
• situation
• berth
• function
• connection
• occupation
• appointment
• spot
• duty
• vocation
• office
• work
• racket
• engagement
• service
• trade
• line
• pursuit
• business
• career
• gig
• task
• profession
• posting
• living
• calling
• livelihood
• mission
• practice
• practise
• lifework

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocation
• unemployment
• joblessness

• avocation
• unemployment
• joblessness

billet

3 of 3

verb

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• lodge
• camp
• accommodate
• bunk
• shelter
• board
• bivouac
• room
• roof
• chamber
• domicile
• quarter
• encamp
• harbor
• barrack
• home
• tent
• bestow
• stable
• take in
• shed
• secure
• ensconce
• put up
• roost
• bed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

• eject
• evict