billing

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noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ How to pronounce billing (audio)
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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

billing

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present participle of bill entry 2, bill entry 5

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Hospital billing departments and insurance bureaucracies operate according to spreadsheets, algorithms, and procedural scripts rather than humanity and decency in judgment. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 As utility billing problems continue for some DeSoto residents, on Wednesday night, city staff met with them to address their concerns. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The game, a matchup of championship contenders and the last two NFL MVPs, lived up to its billing as a seismic showdown — and perhaps provided a preview of Super Bowl 61. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 For health care CFOs, the challenge is distinguishing between an AI tool that speeds up billing and one that helps patients get the right care in the right setting—potentially changing the economics of care itself. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for billing

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Etymology

Noun

bill entry 5

First Known Use

Noun

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of billing was in 1858

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