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Synonyms for bill

Most common

poster placard card broadside note bank note beak hand bill

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Poster — A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or…

poster, placard, card, broadside, circular, notice, broadsheet, flyer, flier, advertisement, bulletin, throwaway, posting

2. Note — A writing that binds the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without…

note, bank note, government note, statement, bank bill, buck, greenback US, banker's bill

3. Beak — the beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus…

beak, neb, nib, pecker

4. Hand bill — A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook

hand bill, bill-hook, hedgebill rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods

  2. n. 2

    A writing that binds the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.

  3. n. 3

    The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.

  4. n. 4

    A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.

Forms

Plural
bills → posters, placards, cards, broadsides…

Choose the right word

Bill, Notes or Bills?

What are termed in England bank-notes are in the United States commonly called bills; as, a five-dollar bill.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • measure Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.
  • brim The basket was full to the brim with strawberries.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
billfalling
measuresteady
brimrising
polearmsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
act1, nib1, neb
4 letters
card1, note1, peak1, buck1, beak1, brim1
5 letters
score1, slate1, flyer2, visor2, flier2
6 letters
notice2, poster2, pecker
7 letters
account2, measure2, posting2, invoice2, placard2, polearm
8 letters
circular3, bulletin3
9 letters
statement2, broadside2, throwaway3, greenback2, hedgebill
10 letters
prospectus3, broadsheet
13 letters
advertisement4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flyer2 = 2 syllables).