Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

bill sb as sth

phrasal verb with bill
 
 
/bɪl/ verb

Definition

to describe someone in a particular way in order to advertise them: The young author was billed as 'the new Beckett'.Advertising, marketing and merchandisingRetailingDefining and explaining
(Definition of bill sb as sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Word of the Day

bogus

false, not real or not legal

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More