billed

American  

[bild] / bɪld /

adjective

1. having a bill or beak, especially one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination).

   a yellow-billed magpie.

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Other Word Forms

• unbilled adjective

Etymology

Origin of billed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bill ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

Because this speech was billed as so important, yet carried so little real news, it offers another opportunity.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The show starring both comedians was billed as a record-breaking feat for stand-up when they sold out the 70,000-seater.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The subsequent track, Normal, is billed as "exploring the space between spotlight and silence" and expresses ambivalence about the cost of celebrity, with lyrics about surviving criticism and having to fake happiness for the cameras.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Earlier this month, a Tuesday-night event at Prema Brooklyn billed as “Le Scream” invited students to yell as a form of “somatic release and recovery.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

An article in BusinessWeek billed 2006 “the year of the converged device.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel