double-bill [duhb-uh l-bil] Word Origin verb (used with object)
- to bill (different accounts) for the same charge: He double-billed different clients for the same business trip.
- to place (a motion picture) on a double bill: The film is being double-billed in some theaters.
verb (used without object)
- to bill different accounts for the same charge.
Origin of double-bill First recorded in 1925–30 double bill noun
Origin of double bill First recorded in 1925–30 British Dictionary definitions for double-bill double bill noun
- a programme or event with two main items
Idioms and Phrases with double-bill double bill
see double feature.