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
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Miami needs sophomore Justin Scott to live up to his five-star billing as a recruit.
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Annual plans are $99.99, a 17 percent savings compared to month-to-month billing.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Candelario had a difficult first year in Cincinnati, never quite living up to his billing.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Brock Bowers was a great pick for the Raiders last season, but tight ends rarely living up to their billing when drafted early in the first round.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Annual plans are $99.99, a 17 percent savings compared to month-to-month billing.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Candelario had a difficult first year in Cincinnati, never quite living up to his billing.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Brock Bowers was a great pick for the Raiders last season, but tight ends rarely living up to their billing when drafted early in the first round.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billing. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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