Synonyms

billed

American

[bild] / bɪld /

adjective

having a bill or beak, especially one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination).

a yellow-billed magpie.

Other Word Forms

unbilled adjective

Etymology

Origin of billed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bill ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

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The by-election was billed as a key strategic test for Labour, in a largely working-class suburb of Manchester that also contains a large number of students and a big Muslim population.

From BBC

The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen - involving 25 buses - was meant to be the future of clean public transportation, with the city billed as the global hub for hydrogen-powered buses.

From BBC

He billed it as a truthful account of events; yet Lewis used leading language like “supernatural,” and “haunt,” in addition to, “murder.”

From Literature

The expansion in 2008 was billed as an emergency measure, and it transformed the way the financial system operates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those accounts had tax advantages similar to Roth IRAs and were billed as “starter” retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch

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