Meaning

noun a statute in draft before it becomes law

noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

originFrom Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0