Billed
/bɪld/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo send a bill or invoice.
/bɪld/
To send an invoice for goods or services.
The repair shop billed me $200.
💡 Simply: To send a request for money for something you've done.
More Examples
They were billed for the damages.
How It's Used
"The client was billed for the consulting services."
"The company billed its customers monthly."
To describe or portray; to announce or promote.
/bɪld/
To describe or characterize something in a specific way.
The concert was billed as a major event.
💡 Simply: To describe something, often in a promotional way.
More Examples
The politician was billed as the next president.
How It's Used
"The media billed him as a hero."
From Middle English *bellen*, past participle of *bellen* "to blow a horn, bellow, roar," from Old English *bellan*. The sense of sending a bill developed later.
While the financial sense is dominant today, the earlier sense of announcing or proclaiming is seen in older texts.
Memory tip
Think of a bird's bill – it's like a beak demanding payment!