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

I have never been associated with an entertainment which was received with such manifest appreciation as that double bill.

From Project Gutenberg

Notwithstanding the “double bill” suggested by the two heads, it still continues a favourite inn sign.

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