double bill

¹ American  

noun

1. double feature.

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double-bill ² American  

[duhb-uhl-bil] / ˈdʌb əlˈbɪl /

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.

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verb (used without object)

1. to bill different accounts for the same charge.

double bill British  

noun

1. a programme or event with two main items

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double bill Idioms  

1. see double feature.

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Etymology

Origin of double bill¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of double-bill¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Also in the mix are a number of films coming from Cannes and Venice: Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia,” Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” and Richard Linklater with a double bill, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague,” proof that Telluride remains a haven for auteurs.

From Los Angeles Times

If you time it right, you can make a double bill of two of the finest holiday shows at Joe’s Pub, long an epicenter of the alt-cabaret scene, on the evenings when Justin Vivian Bond and Murray Hill succeed each other onstage.

From New York Times

They also start start on 30 May against the Bears, as part of a double bill at Trent Bridge.

From BBC

The competition begins on Thursday, 29 May in Manchester, where 2015 winners Lancashire host 2018 winners Worcestershire, and Lord's, where Middlesex and Sussex meet in a double bill.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times