billed

[ bild ]

adjective

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

   a yellow-billed magpie.

Other Words From

• un·billed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of billed¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s billed as a way to reduce joblessness, but doesn’t.

From Los Angeles Times

Planes were grounded, construction work halted, and car honking discouraged as the Suneung, an eight-hour university placement exam billed as one of the toughest in the world, kicked off on Thursday.

From BBC

Commercial property owners say their sales of warehouses and retail spaces shouldn’t be subject to something that was billed as a “mansion tax.”

From Los Angeles Times

COP29 had been billed as an opportunity to solve the crucial issue of getting money to poorer countries to help them deal with the impacts of climate change and help them prepare for it.

From BBC

It was billed as a mass assault on a public health crisis that was gripping an impoverished post-war Glasgow.

From BBC