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bill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?l/, [b??], enPR: bîl
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilj? (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows and bills.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons.
- In the British Museum there is an entry of a warrant, granted to Nicholas Spicer, authorising him to impress smiths for making two thousand Welch bills or glaives.
- Synonym: polearm
- A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
- Synonyms: billhook, hand bill, hedge bill
- Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
- Synonym: billman
- A pickaxe, or mattock.
- (nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).
Derived terms
- brown-bill
Translations
Verb
bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)
- (transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English bill, bil, bille, bile, from Old English bile (“beak (of a bird); trunk (of an elephant)”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a special use of Old English bil, bill (“hook; sword”) (see above).
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene I, line 125.
- The woosel cock so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill...
- Synonyms: beak, neb, nib, pecker
- 1595, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene I, line 125.
- A beak-like projection, especially a promontory.
- Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
Derived terms
- duckbill
Translations
Verb
bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)
- (obsolete) to peck
- to stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness
- As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse his curb and the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires; and as pigeons bill, so wedlock would be nibbling.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal", "sealed document”). Compare bull.
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)
- A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
- A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene I, line 28.
- Why, I'll exhibit a bill in the parliament for the putting down of men.
- Synonym: measure
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene I, line 28.
- (obsolete, law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 1:
- ... the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality ...
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 1:
- (US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
- A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene IV, line 85.
- My lord, here is my bill.
- Synonyms: account, invoice
- 1607, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene IV, line 85.
- A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods
- Synonyms: broadsheet, broadside, card, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, poster, posting, placard, notice, throwaway
- 1595, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene II, line 104.
- In the meantime I will draw a bill of properties, such as our play wants.
- A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I, Scene I, line 8.
- Ay, and Rato-lorum too; and a gentleman born, Master Parson; who writes himself Armigero, in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, Armigero.
- Synonyms: bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note
- 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I, Scene I, line 8.
- A set of items presented together.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- check
Verb
bill (third-person singular simple present bills, present participle billing, simple past and past participle billed)
- (transitive) To advertise by a bill or public notice.
- Synonym: placard
- (transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.
- Synonym: charge
- 1989, Michelle Green, Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement
- The physician explains that this is an option for her and that she can sign the facility's ABN so that if Medicare denies the claim, the facility can bill her for the scan.
Translations
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bill (plural bills)
- The bell, or boom, of the bittern.
- 1793, William Wordsworth, An Evening Walk
- The bittern's hollow bill was heard.
- 1793, William Wordsworth, An Evening Walk
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will, wish, desire”). Cognate with German Wille, English will.
Noun
bill m
- (Sette Comuni) will (legal document)
- Synonym: testamentén
Etymology 2
From Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþ?, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”). Cognate with German wild, English wild.
Adjective
bill (comparative billor, superlative dar billorste)
- (Sette Comuni) wild, crazy, mad
Declension
Derived terms
- billa gòas
- billa hénna
- billar haano
- billar balt
- dorbillaran
References
- “bill” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
French
Etymology
From English bill; doublet of bulle (“bubble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bil/
Noun
bill m (plural bills)
- (law) bill (draft UK law)
- (Canada) bill (invoice in a restaurant etc)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish bilder, from Old Norse bíldr, from Proto-Germanic *b?þlaz (“axe”). An instrumental derivation of *b?tan? (“to bite”). Closely related to bila (“broadaxe”).
Noun
bill c
- (agriculture) a share; the cutting blade of a plough
Declension
Derived terms
- plogbill
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bill, from Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document”). Doublet of bulla.
Noun
bill c
- (law) a draft of a law in English-speaking countries
Declension
References
- bill in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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check
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ch?k, IPA(key): /t???k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophones: cheque, Czech
Etymology 1
From Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic ????? (š?h, “king or check at chess, shah”), borrowed from Persian ???? (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (mlk? /š?h/), from Old Persian ???? (XŠ /xš?ya?iya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).
All English senses developed from the chess sense. Compare Saterland Frisian Schak, Schach, Dutch schaak, German Schach, Danish skak, Swedish schack, Icelandic skák, French échec, Italian scacco. See chess and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”).
Noun
check (plural checks)
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]
- An inspection or examination.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ?) used as an indicator.
- Synonyms: (UK) tick, checkmark
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- Synonym: (UK, Canada) cheque
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- Synonyms: bill, (Canada) cheque
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- 1963, American law reports annotated: second series, volume 89
- […] the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay […]
- 1963, American law reports annotated: second series, volume 89
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A small chink or crack.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
References
- check on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (see above).
Verb
check (third-person singular simple present checks, present participle checking, simple past and past participle checked)
- To inspect; to examine.
- To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- Synonyms: check off, (UK) tick, (UK) tick off, cross off, strike off
- Antonym: uncheck
- To control, limit, or halt.
- Synonyms: curtail, restrain; see also Thesaurus:curb
- c. 1775–1780, Edmund Burke, letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol
- so many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
- She was about to retort but something checked the words on her tongue.
- To verify or compare with a source of information.
- To leave in safekeeping.
- To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- (street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- (sports) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- Synonyms: tackle, trap, attack
- (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
- (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To make a stop; to pause; with at.
- The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
- (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- 1677, John Dryden, All for Love
- It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.
- 1677, John Dryden, All for Love
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
Derived terms
- See below
Descendants
- ? Gulf Arabic: ???? (??yy?k)
- ? Hijazi Arabic: ??????? (šayyak)
- ? Finnish: tsekata
- ? German: checken
- ? Portuguese: checar
- ? Russian: ??????? (?ékat?)
- ? Russian: ???????? (?éknut?)
- ? Russian: ?????????? (pro?ékat?)
- ? Spanish: chequear
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
By shortening from chequer, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above.
Noun
check (plural checks)
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- 1819, Charles Mowry, in the Downington Pennsylvania American Republican, quoted in Herbery Wisbey, Pioneer Prophetess: Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend:
- One of her female followers, had made a very elegant piece of check. The Friend, being at her house, on a visit, the lady shewed the check to her, and as evidence of devotion to her leader, proposed presenting her with a pattern off the piece for her own use.
- 1819, Charles Mowry, in the Downington Pennsylvania American Republican, quoted in Herbery Wisbey, Pioneer Prophetess: Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend:
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
Translations
Verb
check (third-person singular simple present checks, present participle checking, simple past and past participle checked)
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
Adjective
check (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Divided into small squares by transverse, perpendicular, and horizontal lines.
- Synonym: chequy
References
- Michael Quinion (2004) , “Cheque”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, ?ISBN
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “check”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English check.
Pronunciation
Verb
check
- (Cantonese) to check
Synonyms
- ????? (ji?nchá)
Danish
Etymology
From English cheque, check, from Old French eschek (“check (in chess)”), via Medieval Latin scaccus and Arabic ????? (š?h) from Persian ???? (šâh, “king”) (cf. also Danish skak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?????]
Noun
check c
- cheque
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
check
- first-person singular present indicative of checken
- imperative of checken
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??k/
Noun
check m (plural checks)
- (slang) fist bump
Spanish
Noun
check m (plural checks)
- check (mark)
Swedish
Etymology
From English check
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k?/
- Homophones: käck, tjeck
Noun
check c
- cheque, check
Declension
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