Billed

Pronunciation: /bɪld/

Definitions of billed

verb Billed is the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'bill', which means to present or send an invoice for payment.

Example Sentences

A1 The restaurant billed me for the meal.

A2 I was billed for the phone service last month.

B1 The hotel will bill you for any additional services you use.

B2 The company billed the client for the project completion.

C1 The lawyer billed the client for the hours spent on the case.

C2 The hospital billed the insurance company for the patient's treatment.

Examples of billed in a Sentence

formal The customer will be billed for the services rendered.

informal They're gonna bill us for the repairs.

slang I hope they don't hit me with a big bill.

figurative The consequences of his actions were billed as catastrophic.

Grammatical Forms of billed

• past tense: billed
• plural: bills
• comparative: more billed
• superlative: most billed
• present tense: bill
• future tense: will bill
• perfect tense: have billed
• continuous tense: is billing
• singular: bill
• positive degree: billed
• infinitive: to bill
• gerund: billing
• participle: billed

Origin and Evolution of billed

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'billed' originated from Old French 'bille', meaning a written document or list.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'billed' evolved to refer to the act of charging or invoicing for goods or services.