to pay a bill
11bill of exchange — /ˌbɪl əv ɪks tʃeɪndʒ/ noun a document signed by the person authorising it, which tells another to pay money unconditionally to a named person on a certain date (usually used in payments in foreign currency) ♦ to accept a bill to sign a bill of… …
12pay off — Synonyms and related words: advantage, afford, amortize, answer, approach, avail, be gainful, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be worthwhile, bear away, bear off, benefit, bestead, bribe, bring in, buy, buy off, clear, compensate, corrupt,… …
13pay — pay1 /pay/, v., paid or (Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c) payed; paying; n., adj. v.t. 1. to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. 2. to give over (a certain amount of… …
14Bill Gates tax — (bil GAYTS taks) n. The amount of money out of the price of a new personal computer that goes to Microsoft in the form of operating system licensing fees and other charges. Example Citation: Even if the court extracts a penalty on Microsoft s PC… …
15pay — I. verb (paid; also in sense 7 payed; paying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French paier, from Latin pacare to pacify, from pac , pax peace Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to make due return to for services rendered or property… …
16bill — {{11}}bill (n.1) written statement, mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. bille, Anglo L. billa list, from M.L. bulla decree, seal, sealed document, in classical Latin bubble, boss, stud, amulet for the neck (hence seal; see BULL (Cf. bull) (2)). Sense of… …
17bill — 1. счет settled bill оплатил счет settling bill оплата счета bill of costs счет расходов retire a bill оплатить счет settle bill оплачивать счет 2. выставлять счет …
18pay up — (Colloq.) Settle, pay arrears, settle an account, square accounts, quit scores, strike a balance, pay the bill, pay the piper, pay the fiddler …
19pay the shot — phrasal : to pay the bill : stand the expense …
20bill of exchange — see bill 7 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bill of exchange …
