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n. a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"

n. a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"

n. a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"

n. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"

peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor

n. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

broadside, throwaway, circular, handbill, broadsheet, flier, flyer

n. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

note, banknote, greenback, Federal Reserve note, government note, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill

n. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

bill

v. advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"

placard

v. publicize or announce by placards

charge, demand payment

v. demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"

statute, legislative act

n. an act passed by a legislative body

regulation, ordinance

n. an authoritative rule

charge

n. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

legislation, statute law

n. law enacted by a legislative body

proposal

n. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

proposition

n. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

advertising, ad, advertisement, advert

n. a public promotion of some product or service

announcement

n. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

endorsement, blurb

n. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

pitch, sales pitch, sales talk

n. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

memo, memorandum, memoranda

n. a written proposal or reminder

letter, missive

n. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

notice

n. an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"

billboard, hoarding

n. large outdoor signboard

broadside, bill, throwaway, circular, handbill, broadsheet, flier, flyer

n. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

information, info

n. a message received and understood

endorsement, blurb

n. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

announcement

n. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

folder, leaflet, pamphlet, booklet, brochure

n. a small book usually having a paper cover

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

bill, poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

billboard, hoarding

n. large outdoor signboard

currency

n. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

money

n. the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"

change

n. the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"

change

n. money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"

coin

n. a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

fine, mulct, set a fine for

v. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"

punish, penalize

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

tax

v. levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"

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