double bill

noun

: a bill (as at a theater) offering two features

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The night sky is gearing up for a double bill of celestial spectacles this week. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 Then there are the double bills or co-headlining tours, which are probably the most fun of all. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025 The final tour was a double bill with Chicago in the summer of 2022. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025 On a drizzly Monday (June 9) night in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! summer series kicked off with a knockout double bill of Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe that also served as an unofficial Pride Month party. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for double bill

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double bill was in 1917

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“Double bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bill. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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