billing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of bill
noun
  1. Amounts billed.
  2. Accounts receivable.
  3. The tracking of bills and amounts owed; the department within an institution or business that deals with the tracking of bills and amounts owed.
  4. The act or situation of including someone or something among those that make up a complete list.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough, which includes Great Billing and Little Billing.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-billing.wav

Word forms

billing billings

Etymology

From the Old English surname, named after Billing in Liverpool, from bil (“double-edged sword”).

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