billing

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noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ How to pronounce billing (audio)
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1
: advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality)
also : relative prominence of a name in such promotion
got top billing
2
: total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period

billing

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present participle of bill entry 2, bill entry 5

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The contract bars balance-billing patients beyond insured rates and limits annual adjustments to South Region medical and transportation inflation markers. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 In total, Oum and Choe pocketed more than $530,000 through fraudulent billing practices between April 17 and August 25, including billing for services for clients who had died or were out of the country, according to the indictment. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Our integration team connected the billing platform directly to Avalara, a specialized tax engine. — Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 As utility billing problems continue for some DeSoto residents, on Wednesday night, city staff met with them to address their concerns. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for billing

Word History

Etymology

Noun

bill entry 5

First Known Use

Noun

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of billing was in 1858

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