noun phrase · neutral
utility bills
UK/juːˈtɪləti bɪlz/US/juːˈtɪlɪti bɪlz/u·TIL·i·ty BILLS
regular bills for services such as electricity, water, gas and sometimes internet
Examples
“My monthly utility bills include electricity, water and gas.”
“We try to keep our utility bills low by saving energy.”
“Who pays the utility bills in your flat?”
Band 8 sentence
“To cut costs we analysed our utility bills and replaced the oldest appliances with more efficient models.”
Collocations
- pay the utility bills
- monthly utility bills
Word family
Common mistakes
"I will do the utility bills"→"I will pay the utility bills"
"He pays utility bill every month"→"He pays utility bills every month"
Say it for a higher band
5bills→6monthly bills→7+utility bills
Synonyms
bills
Easily confused
bills
“I need to pay the bills before the end of the month.”
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