billing

noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ How to pronounce billing (audio)
Synonyms of billingnext
1
: advertising or public promotion (as of a product or personality)
also : relative prominence of a name in such promotion
got top billing
2
: total amount of business or investments (as of an advertising agency) within a given period

Examples of billing in a Sentence

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And so the No Surprises Act, which prevents surprise medical billings for the American family, began to bring in price transparency. CBS News, 28 June 2026 Make sure your billing descriptors clearly reflect the brand customers recognize, not a parent company or internal entity name. Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 As the owner and operator of the medical billing company ACC-Q Data, LLC, Shah allegedly conspired with the owners and operators of DME companies to submit fraudulent claims, which resulted in Medicare paying more than $23 million. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 But the Black men who joined him in this battle typically get second billing. Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for billing

Word History

Etymology

bill entry 5

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of billing was in 1858

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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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