bill/bɪl/noun 1. a piece of paper that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services: Have you paid the phone bill? 2. a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks you have had in a restaurant: Could we have the bill, please? 3. a piece of paper money (AmE = note): a ten dollar bill 4. A written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country’s parliament so that its members can discuss it: the Education Reform Bill