bill
/bɪl/noun
उच्चारण बिल
बिल; विधेयक; नोट; चोंच
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a piece of paper that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services; a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a parliament for discussion; (AmE) a piece of paper money; a bird's beak
बिल; विधेयक; नोट; चोंच
- the electricity bill
- The bill was passed.
- Can I have the bill, please? We need to catch a train.
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- Parliament passed the bill after a long debate.
- Our phone bill was much higher this month.
- The tailor handed me a bill for the stitching.
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[T]
to send somebody a bill for something; to advertise somebody or something in a particular way
बिल भेजना; प्रचारित करना
- The film was billed as a thriller.
- The new show was billed as the biggest musical event of the year in Mumbai.
- The shop billed me twice for the same book.
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- The match was billed as the biggest game of the season.
- The company will bill you at the end of the month.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bill for + noun / of + amount
Use for before what is paid for and of before the amount of money.
जिस चीज़ का भुगतान हो उसके पहले 'for' और रकम के पहले 'of' लगता है।
- We received a bill for electricity.
- He got a bill of three thousand rupees.
pay / settle / foot a bill
Pay and settle are the usual verbs; foot the bill means to pay the whole cost.
Pay और settle सामान्य क्रियाएँ हैं; 'foot the bill' का अर्थ पूरा खर्च चुकाना है।
- Radhika paid the hotel bill by card.
- The company will foot the bill for the trip.
bill (Parliament / law)
In politics, a bill is a draft law that becomes an Act after approval. It is not a law until then.
राजनीति में 'bill' कानून का प्रारूप है जो अनुमोदन के बाद Act बनता है; तब तक वह कानून नहीं होता।
- The Lok Sabha passed the bill after a long debate.
- The President gave assent to the bill.
bill (US = banknote) / bill (verb)
In American English a bill is a banknote; British English uses note. As a verb, bill means to send an invoice or to advertise a performer.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'bill' नोट को कहते हैं; British English में 'note' चलता है। Verb के रूप में 'bill' का अर्थ invoice भेजना या कलाकार का प्रचार करना है।
- The shop billed me twice for the same item.
- The singer was billed as the star of the evening.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bill
electricityhospitalheavyoutstandingfinal
- The outstanding bill must be paid before the end of the month.
verb + bill
paysettlesendchecksplit
- We split the bill equally after dinner.
bill + noun
paymentamountnumbercollectorboard
- He kept the bill number for the warranty.
parliamentary bill
introducepassrejectdraftamend
- The government introduced the bill in the Rajya Sabha.
“More examples 5
- Please ask the waiter to bring the bill.
कृपया वेटर से बिल लाने के लिए कहिए।
- The electricity bill for August was unusually high.
अगस्त का बिजली का बिल असामान्य रूप से अधिक था।
- The new bill on data protection will be discussed next week.
डेटा सुरक्षा पर नया विधेयक अगले सप्ताह चर्चा के लिए आएगा।
- She forgot to take the bill from the chemist.
वह दवा-विक्रेता से बिल लेना भूल गई।
- The hospital billed the family for extra tests.
अस्पताल ने अतिरिक्त जाँचों के लिए परिवार को बिल भेजा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The bill was passed in the Parliament and became a law.
✓ The bill was passed by Parliament and became law.
Parliament takes no article after in or by here, and law has no a in this sense.
यहाँ 'Parliament' के पहले article नहीं लगता और इस अर्थ में 'law' के साथ 'a' नहीं आता।
✗ I paid the hotel bill with five-hundred rupees bill.
✓ I paid the hotel bill with a five-hundred-rupee note.
In British and Indian English a banknote is a note, not a bill.
British और भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में नोट के लिए 'note' शब्द चलता है, 'bill' नहीं।
✗ Please give me the bill of this shirt.
✓ Please give me the bill for this shirt.
Use for to name what the bill covers.
बिल किस चीज़ का है यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
¶Idioms 3
fit/fill the bill
to be what is needed in a particular situation
ज़रूरत के हिसाब से एकदम ठीक होना
- We need a good speaker, and she fits the bill.
- This small car fills the bill perfectly.
foot the bill (for sth)
to be responsible for paying the cost of sth
ख़र्च उठाना, बिल चुकाना
- Who's going to foot the bill for the repairs?
- Taxpayers will have to foot the bill.
a clean bill of health
a report that says sb is healthy or that sth is in good condition
स्वस्थ होने या ठीक हालत में होने का प्रमाण
- The doctor gave him a clean bill of health.
- The bridge was given a clean bill of health after inspection.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homonym: bill means an invoice, a draft law and a bird's beak.
Homonym: bill का अर्थ बिल, विधेयक और पक्षी की चोंच है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Foot the bill (pay for something), fit or fill the bill (be suitable for a purpose), a clean bill of health (a report saying that somebody is healthy or something is in good condition), top the bill (be the main performer).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: foot the bill (किसी चीज़ का भुगतान करना, ख़र्च उठाना), fit या fill the bill (किसी उद्देश्य के लिए उपयुक्त होना), a clean bill of health (किसी के स्वस्थ होने या चीज़ के अच्छी हालत में होने की रिपोर्ट), top the bill (मुख्य कलाकार होना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
A bill becomes an act (law) after it is passed by both Houses of Parliament and gets the President's assent; a Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha (Article 110), and the Speaker decides whether a bill is a Money Bill; ordinary bills can be introduced in either House; a joint sitting (Article 108) resolves deadlocks on ordinary bills.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: विधेयक संसद के दोनों सदनों से पारित होने और राष्ट्रपति की स्वीकृति मिलने के बाद अधिनियम (कानून) बनता है; धन विधेयक केवल लोकसभा में प्रस्तुत हो सकता है (अनुच्छेद 110), और कोई विधेयक धन विधेयक है या नहीं यह अध्यक्ष तय करते हैं; साधारण विधेयक किसी भी सदन में प्रस्तुत हो सकते हैं; संयुक्त बैठक (अनुच्छेद 108) साधारण विधेयकों पर गतिरोध सुलझाती है।