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 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has also paused billing notices in the areas affected by the fires. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power paused billing notices in areas directly affected by the fires, said spokesperson Michelle Figueroa. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 But the total period of forbearance can't exceed 12 monthly billing cycles from the date of the disaster. Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 Not content with second billing, Montag and then-boyfriend Spencer Pratt hijacked the show and remade it in their own image. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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