double bill

¹

noun

1. double feature.

double-bill

²

[ duhb-uhl-bil ]

verb (used with object)

1. to bill (different accounts) for the same charge:

   He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.

2. to place (a motion picture) on a double bill:

   The film is being double-billed in some theaters.

verb (used without object)

1. to bill different accounts for the same charge.

double bill

noun

1. a programme or event with two main items

Word History and Origins

Origin of double bill¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of double bill²

First recorded in 1925–30

Idioms and Phrases

see double feature .

Example Sentences

Depictions of the U.K. capital wildly differ in the Ronan double bill.

From Los Angeles Times

Australian director Jennifer Kent will make a rare U.S. appearance to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her horror film “The Babadook,” while Don Johnson will take the stage for a career retrospective featuring double bill of his 1975 post-apocalyptic cult film “A Boy and His Dog” and the 1990 noir thriller “The Hot Spot.”

From Los Angeles Times

Football and rugby sevens group games get under way and there is an extraordinary double bill of France-USA action.

From BBC

In the premiere double bill of “Doctor Who,” you can feel Davies grappling with these questions, with largely successful results.

From New York Times

“I saw them on a double bill, and I loved them. I just love, love, loved the Beatles. I was a super-mega fan and I still am. They are a beacon of light. When things are bad, you've always got the Beatles. From the ages of 6 to 15 I listened to all kinds of music, but it all began for me with the Beatles.”

From Salon