run up a bill

  • 1bill-discounter — billˈ discounter noun A person who discounts or advances the amount of bills of exchange and notes which have some time to run • • • Main Entry: ↑bill …

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  • 2run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… …

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  • 3run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …

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  • 4bill — I n. proposed law 1) to draft; introduce, propose; oppose; pass; support a bill 2) to move; railroad a bill through a legislature 3) to quash, reject, vote down; veto a bill 4) to shelve a bill banknote (AE) 5) to break, change; pass a bill 6)… …

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  • 5Bill Belichick — NFL PlayerCoach Name=Bill Belichick Color=#0d254c fontcolor=#d6d6d6 ImageWidth=130 Caption= DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1952|4|16 Birthplace= Nashville, Tennessee DateOfDeath= College=Wesleyan University Position=Head Coach Career… …

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  • 6bill — ▪ I. bill bill 1 [bɪl] noun [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING a list showing how much you have to pay for services or goods received; = INVOICE: • big companies that fail to settle their …

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  • 7run up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run up : present tense I/you/we/they run up he/she/it runs up present participle running up past tense ran up past participle run up 1) if you run up a bill or a debt, you owe someone a lot of money My son ran …

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  • 8Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] …

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  • 9run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran …

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  • 10ˌrun ˈup sth — phrasal verb if you run up a bill or a DEBT, you owe someone a lot of money My son ran up a huge phone bill.[/ex] …

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