noun · neutral
bill
/bɪl/BILL
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a statement showing how much you owe for goods or services; (also) a paper note of money
Examples
“Could we have the bill, please?”
“The electricity bill arrived yesterday.”
“He found a ten-dollar bill on the pavement.”
Band 8 sentence
“When we split the bill at dinner, I suggested we use an app to allocate each person's share to avoid awkwardness.”
Collocations
- restaurant bill
- utility bill
- settle the bill
Word family
bills noun (plural)billing noun/verb
Common mistakes
Can I have the check? (in British English context)→Can I have the bill?
Say it for a higher band
5note→6invoice→7+bill
Synonyms
invoice
Easily confused
invoice
“The supplier sent an invoice for the goods delivered.”
note
“She paid with a fifty-pound note.”
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