billing

noun

bill·​ing ˈbi-liŋ How to pronounce billing (audio)
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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The Phantoms are in a position to hire an attorney of Kessler’s caliber (and billing rate). Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Advocates at his company have succeeded by sending letters to a health system’s billing department, as well as the organization’s CEO and legal team. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 The price increase will go into effect on your next Netflix billing cycle. Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 The price hikes will go into effect during subscribers’ next billing cycle, according to Zhou. Emma Roth, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for billing 

Word History

Etymology

bill entry 5

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of billing was in 1875

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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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