释义
[ bil -ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbɪl ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the relative position in which a performer or act is listed on handbills, posters, etc.: A star usually receives billing above the title of the play.
advertising; publicity: The show was a sellout weeks ahead of the opening because of advance billing.
the amount of business done by a firm, especially an advertising agency, within a specified period of time.
an act or instance of preparing or sending out a bill or invoice.
the total amount of the cost of goods or services billed to a customer, usually covering purchases made or services rendered within a specified period of time.
Origin of billing First recorded in 1870–75; bill1 + -ing1
Words nearby billing billiard room, billiards, billiard table, Billi Bi, Billie, billing , billing cycle, billing machine, Billings, billingsgate, Billings method
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Example sentences from the Web for billing They all insist that Health Republic/MagnaCare had not told their billing departments that I was out of network.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare | Malcolm MacDougall| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The customer-service representative said they had notified the billing service used by my doctors that I was not “in network.”
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare | Malcolm MacDougall| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Another started an “Ideal Clinic” in New York where volunteers help her do the billing .
The Health-Care System Is So Broken, It’s Time for Doctors to Strike | Daniela Drake| April 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Statoil told ProPublica that it sells its gas independently and makes decisions about billing separately from Chesapeake.
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Even so, the roles are usually supporting ones, around seventh, eighth, or ninth billing .
What’s Behind Hollywood’s Asian Flirtation? China’s Box Office | Marlow Stern| August 3, 2013| DAILY BEAST
"Very pleased to meet you, Mr. Billing ," said Lionel mechanically.
The Gay Adventure | Richard Bird
High affairs of State are not settled in a week, nor dukes so apt at billing as a pair of girls.
Little Novels of Italy | Maurice Henry Hewlett
Mr. Billing 's taunt threw him back to an earlier, a very early stage of development.
General John Regan | George A. Birmingham
I wish I hadn't been obliged to send Gallagher off alone with Billing .
General John Regan | George A. Birmingham
The two doves upon the crucifix continued their billing and cooing.
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British Dictionary definitions for billing noun theatre the relative importance of a performer or act as reflected in the prominence given in programmes, advertisements, etc
mainly US and Canadian public notice or advertising (esp in the phrase advance billing )
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Words related to billing announce, render, figure, reckon, record, invoice, debit, solicit, chase, dun, bone, post, book, draw upon, put the arm on, put the bite on