# billing

Pronunciation: US say "BIL-ing" /ˈbɪlɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. The process of tracking bills and amounts owed; also the department within a business that handles that tracking.
   - Simple: The job of keeping track of the bills a business sends and the money people still owe.
   - _The hospital's billing covers thousands of patient accounts each month._
   - _Forward any payment disputes to billing before the end of the day._
2. The total amount of money charged or invoiced over a given period.
   - Simple: The total money that a business has charged to its customers.
   - _Quarterly billing exceeded projections by nearly twenty percent._
   - _The startup's billing reached a million dollars in its first year._
3. The listing and ranking of a performer's or item's name among the credits, on a poster, or in a program.
   - Simple: The way a performer's name is listed and ranked on a poster or in credits.
   - _The veteran actor demanded top billing above the title._
   - _Both bands received equal billing on the festival lineup._
5. The total money owed to a business by its customers for goods or services already delivered.
   - Simple: The money that customers still owe to a business.
   - _The firm's billing climbed as more clients delayed their payments._
   - _Investors examined the company's billing to judge how much cash it could expect._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of bill. — present participle and gerund of bill
   - Simple: Present participle of bill. Use this form for an action that is happening now.
   - _The hospital is billing her insurance directly for the procedure._
   - _We are billing the project in three installments._

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