Synonyms of bills

bills 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of bill

1

as in statements

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due

why is the electric bill so high this month?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• statements
• accounts
• rates
• documents
• receipts
• checks
• invoices
• prices
• fees
• tabs
• costs
• expenses
• records
• charges
• scores
• ledgers
• reckonings
• tolls
• tallies

2

as in notes

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States

the $5 bill has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the front

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notes
• dollars
• cash
• money
• banknotes
• greenbacks
• currencies
• bucks
• chips
• checks
• paper money
• ones
• hundreds
• twenties
• tens
• fives
• fifties
• scrips
• drafts
• legal tender
• dead presidents
• sawbucks
• money orders
• dough
• fins
• twos
• simoleons
• fivers
• C-notes
• tenners
• smackers
• lucre

3

as in posters

a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place

posted a bill advertising the new play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• posters
• billboards
• signs
• placards
• flyers
• advertisements
• ads
• handbills
• announcements
• handouts
• signboards
• show bills
• bulletins
• playbills
• dispatches
• broadsides
• releases

4

as in expenses

the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount

although they were all working adults, their parents still insisted on paying the bill whenever they went out to eat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expenses
• fees
• receipts
• checks
• costs
• accounts
• tabs
• records
• invoices
• statements
• figures
• damages
• scores
• charges
• reckonings
• tallies

5

as in laws

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature

the legislative committee endorsed a bill that would strengthen consumer protections

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laws
• acts
• amendments
• ordinances
• statutes
• prohibitions
• constitutions
• legislations
• enactments
• regulations
• rulings
• decrees
• rules
• edicts
• ground rules
• commandments
• bylaws
• directives
• dictates
• common law
• restrictions
• fiats
• commands
• blue laws
• proscriptions
• canons
• capitularies
• encyclicals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• higher laws

bills

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noun (2)

plural of bill

1

as in mouths

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering

parrots have very strong bills so they can break open nuts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouths
• mandibles
• beaks
• nibs
• muzzles
• nebs
• maws
• maxillae

2

as in brims

the projecting front part of a hat or cap

the hat was blue, but the bill was red

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brims
• peaks
• shades
• visors

bills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bill

1

as in pets

Related Words

• pets
• necks
• spoons
• noses
• pats
• cuddles
• paws
• snuggles
• caresses
• nuzzles
• strokes
• canoodles
• fondles
• loves
• massages
• feels up
• dandles
• nestles
• babies
• gentles
• hugs
• cradles
• enfolds
• kneads
• bounces
• pampers
• embraces
• spoils
• mollycoddles
• indulges
• coddles

2

as in broadcasts

Related Words

• broadcasts
• announces
• advertises
• publishes
• declares
• proclaims
• calls
• blazes
• publicizes
• promulgates
• nails
• posts
• plasters
• placards
• tacks (up)

Dissimilar Words

• removes
• takes down

3

as in invoices

Related Words

• invoices
• prices
• discounts
• assesses
• values
• marks down
• marks up
• sells (for)
• brings
• fetches
• demands
• undercharges
• overcharges
• charges
• asks
• commands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bills

Noun

Without his salary, paying rent, buying food, phone credit, covering transport costs and paying water bills have all become daily struggles. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

But members of the public have increasingly aired out fears about land usage, questions about how data centers affect electricity bills, and worries about their environmental impact. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

As the team advances toward commercial deployment, the technology promises to slash power bills for data centers and factories and cut industrial carbon footprints worldwide. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Bill 26-0191 changes the veto and override time requirements for the budget and other bills by providing the council more time to potentially override a mayoral veto, thus giving more power to the council. — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

The City Council, under Speaker Julie Menin, is looking at 17 different bills relating to e-bikes and scooters and will hold a hearing next month. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

The project, which took three years to build, is funded by utility bills, which have increased to support the investment. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The result is wasted energy, higher utility bills, uncomfortable rooms and premature equipment failures. — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Multiple bills were introduced in the Legislature this year, including one that sought to hold autonomous car builders accountable for traffic violations. — Madison Smalstig july 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026