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Business Dictionary :
Bill
Bill
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Bill : noun :
(a) Written list of charges to be paid
• The salesman wrote out the bill.
• Does the bill include VAT?
• The bill is made out to Smith Ltd.
• The builder sent in his bill.
• He left the country without paying his bills.
To foot the bill = to pay the costs
(b) List of charges in a restaurant
• Can I have the bill please?
• The bill comes to £20 including service.
• Does the bill include service?
• The waiter has added 10% to the bill for service.
(c) Written paper promising to pay money
Bill Of Exchange = document which tells a bank to pay a person (usually used in payments in foreign currency)
Accommodation Bill = bill of exchange where the person signing is helping someone else to raise a loan
