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Common collocations with bill in American Collocation

bill noun countable

US /bɪl/

occurring regularly

annual
monthly
quarterly
weekly
yearly

The customer receives a single monthly bill.

large

hefty
high
huge
large
massive

He ran up a huge bill which he never paid.

not paid

outstanding
overdue
unpaid

He is determined to get payment of outstanding bills from the farmers.

detailed

itemized

You will receive a monthly itemised bill showing clearly your usage and charges.

types of bill

legal
medical

The insurance will pay all medical bills.

electricity
energy
fuel
gas
heating
household
phone
tax
telephone
utility

I always make sure we have enough money to pay our mortgage and household bills.

pay a bill

foot
pay
pick up
settle
share

He announced he would be defending himself to save the taxpayer footing his legal aid bill.

reduce a bill

cut
halve
lower
reduce
slash

Turning your thermostat down by 1°C can reduce your bill by up to 10 per cent.

have a bill to pay

face
incur
run up

We had run up a massive bill for taxis.

divide a bill

split

We agreed to split the restaurant bill between the four of us.

ask or tell somebody to pay a bill

face somebody with
hit somebody with
land somebody with
leave somebody with
present
present somebody with
saddle somebody with

The real occupant wasn’t aware of fraudulent charges until his final bill was presented at checkout.

be able to pay

afford

Many in poor areas really cannot afford their energy bills.