Bill(s) may refer to:

Common meanings

Banknote A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable instrument, negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes w ...

, paper cash (especially in the United States) *

Bill (law) A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature as well as, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an '' ...

, a proposed law put before a legislature *

Invoice An invoice, bill or tab is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed-upon prices for products or services the seller had provided the buyer. Paym ...

, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's

beak The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for eating, preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for fo ...

Places

Bill, Wyoming Bill is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. It is included within the southern-central portion of Thunder Basin National Grassland. History The settlement is rumored to have begun shortly after World War I, ...

, an unincorporated community, United States *

Billstown, Arkansas Billstown (also Bills Town, Bills) is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. Billstown is located on Arkansas Highway 301 near the Little Missouri River. First settled in 1858, Billstown has active timber and some ...

, an unincorporated community, United States *

Billville, Indiana Billville is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Billville is located at , and is a Tractor Supply Company Tractor Supply Company (also k ...

, an unincorporated community, United States

People

* Bill (given name) *

Bill (surname) Bill is a surname, and may refer to: * Alfred H. Bill (1879-1964), American writer *Charles Bill (1843–1915), British politician *Edward Lyman Bill (1862-1916), founder and editor of the magazine ''Talking Machine World'' * Ian Bill (born 1944), ...

Bill (footballer, born 1978) Alessandro Faria (born 7 June 1978), known as Bill, is a former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Born and raised in Brazil, he has been naturalized by Togo and played for Togo national foo ...

, ''Alessandro Faria'', Togolese football forward *

Bill (footballer, born 1984) Rosimar Amâncio (born 2 July 1984), better known as Bill, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chiangmai United in the Thai League 2 as a striker. Career Bill began his career on Bragantino, and was loaned to China League One club Nancha ...

, ''Rosimar Amâncio'', a Brazilian football forward *

Bill (footballer, born 1999) Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira (born 7 May 1999), commonly known as Bill, is a Brazilian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are as ...

, ''Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira'', a Brazilian forward

Arts, media, and entertainment

Characters

* Bill (''Kill Bill''), a character in the ''Kill Bill'' films * William “Bill“ S. Preston, Esquire, The first of the titular duo of the

Bill & Ted ''Bill & Ted'' is an American science fiction comedy franchise created by Chris Matheson (screenwriter), Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. It features William "Bill" S. Preston Esquire, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan, portrayed by Alex Winter and Ke ...

film series * A lizard in Lewis Carroll's ''

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creature ...

'' * A locomotive with a twin called, Ben in ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. T ...

'' and ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' *

Bill the Cat Bill the Cat, or Bill D. Cat, is a fictional cat appearing in the works of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed, beginning with the comic strip ''Bloom County'' in the 1980s and continuing in '' Outland'' and '' Opus'' in the following decades. Bill a ...

, a ''Bloom County'' character *

Bill Cipher The Disney Channel television series ''Gravity Falls'' created by Alex Hirsch features an extensive cast of characters. All of the characters listed have appeared in the first and second seasons. Overview Main * Dipper Pines (voiced by J ...

, a demon in ''Gravity Falls'' * Bill the Pony and his previous owner

Bill Ferny Bree is a fictional village, with the land around it, in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, east of the Shire, and the only place where Hobbits and Men lived side by side. It was inspired by the Buckinghamshire village of Brill, which Tolkien vis ...

in the novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Bill Potts (''Doctor Who''), a female companion of the twelfth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' *

Bill Sikes William "Bill" Sikes is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. Throughout much of the novel Sikes ...

, main antagonist from ''Oliver Twist'' * Mr. Bill, a claymation character on ''Saturday Night Live'' * Sour Bill, a character from ''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American Computer-animated film, computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 52nd Disney animated f ...

'' *Bill Kerman, fictional character in the computer game ''

Kerbal Space Program ''Kerbal Space Program'' (''KSP'') is a space flight simulation video game developed by Mexican developer Squad for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. In the game, players direct a nascent space program, staffed an ...

Films

* ''Bill'' (1981 film), a 1981 TV film starring Mickey Rooney ** '' Bill: On His Own'', 1983 sequel to the 1981 film * ''Bill'' (2015 film), an adventure-comedy film about Shakespeare from the cast of ''Horrible Histories'' * ''Bill, the Galactic Hero'' (film), 2014 science student fiction film based on the 1965 Harry Harrison novel * ''

Meet Bill ''Meet Bill'' (formerly known as ''Bill'') is a 2007 American comedy film written and directed by Bernie Goldmann and Melisa Wallack, and stars Aaron Eckhart as the title character, with supporting performances by Logan Lerman, Jessica Alba, E ...

'', a 2007 comedy film formerly known as ''Bill'' * ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

'', a long-running British police TV drama series

Music

Albums

* ''Bill'' (Bill Cosby album), 1973 * ''Bill'' (Bill Anderson album), 1973 * ''Bill'' (Tripping Daisy album), 1992

Songs

* "Bill" (song), a song from the 1927 musical ''Show Boat'' * "Bills" (song), a 2015 by LunchMoney Lewis * " Bills, Bills, Bills", a 1999 song by Destiny's Child * "Bill", a 1996 song by Peggy Scott-Adams * "Bills", a 1960 song by

Louis Jordan Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as " the King of the Jukebox", he earned his high ...

* "Bills", a 1962 song by

Denny Denson Willie Denson (23 November 1936 in Columbus, Georgia – 1 July 2006) was an American songwriter, most notably for the Shirelles, and a singer under the name Denny Denson. He wrote or co-wrote with Luther Dixon five songs for the Shirelles, i ...

* "The Bills", a 1997 piano composition by

Carter Pann Carter Pann (born February 21, 1972 in La Grange, Illinois) is an American composer. He studied composition and piano at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Hi ...

Printed media

* '' Bill, the Galactic Hero'', a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison * '' Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brains'', a 1990 novel by Harry Harrison and Robert Sheckley * "

Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster "Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster" is a sketch story by Australian writer Henry Lawson. The sketch is one of many to include Jack Mitchell the swagman as its main character and narrator. The story concerns a rooster that Mitchell's family once owne ...

", an 1898 sketch story by Australian writer Henry Lawson * "The Bill" (short story), a 2013 short story by Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai

Television

, a British police procedural television series * The Bill (''Inside No. 9''), an episode of the British television series ''Inside No. 9.''

Weapons

Bill (weapon) A bill is a class of agricultural implement used for trimming tree limbs, which was often repurposed for use as an infantry polearm. In English, the term 'Italian bill' is applied to the similar roncone or roncola, but the Italian version tende ...

, a weapon similar to a halberd *

BILL Anti-tank guided weapon The RBS 56 BILL is a Swedish manportable SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile developed by AB Bofors. Development began in 1979 and entered production in 1985. The Swedish Army began receiving the missile in March 1988. BILL stands for (Bofors, ...

, a Swedish anti-tank weapon **

BILL 2 Anti-tank guided weapon The RBS 56B BILL 2 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon is a man-portable or vehicle-mounted guided anti-tank missile using the overfly top attack method to attack the weaker parts of an armoured vehicle. BILL is acronym for ''Bofors Infantry Light & Letha ...

, a Swedish anti-tank weapon

Other uses

Bill (United States Congress) In the United States Congress, a bill is proposed legislation under consideration by either of the two chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives or the Senate. Anyone elected to either body can propose a bill. After both chambers ap ...

* Bill the Goat, the mascot of the US Naval Academy * The Bill (band) *

Bills (subculture) The Bills were a youth subculture active in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the late 1950s, basing much of their image and outlook on the cowboys of American Western movies. Its name was tak ...

, a Congolese youth subculture in the late 1950s, idolising cowboy Western movies * Bill's, a British restaurant chain *

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division ...

, an American NFL football team *

Tropical Storm Bill The name Bill has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Hurricane Bill (1997), threatened Bermuda, but passed the island without incident * Tropical Storm Bill (2003), made landfall west of New Orleans killing four and caus ...

, a list of storms