Canadian English Meaning of fits the bill

fits the bill

Other Canadian English words related to fits the bill

synonyms

• does
• OK
• goes
• serves
• suits
• befits
• beseem, befit
• satisfies
• works
• functions
• suffices

Definitions and Meaning of fits the bill in English

fits the bill

a piece of paper money, one hundred dollars, draft, a draft of a law presented to a legislature for consideration, to announce (something, such as a performance) especially by posters or placards, a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade, a bill setting forth the expenses in connection with a suit that a party seeks to have paid by an opposing party, a bill containing a detailed listing and explanation of the claims made by the plaintiff, an announcement of a theatrical entertainment, the pleading used to begin a suit in equity that sets forth the basis for one's claim against another, a formal petition, bill of sale, to be exactly what is needed, a copy of a bill in the form in which it is passed in the legislature including all changes introduced before enactment that is kept as evidence of the law, to issue a bill of lading to or for, bill of lading, a bill that includes a number of miscellaneous provisions or appropriations, a bill brought by a plaintiff who seeks a court determination of the conflicting claims of two or more defendants to the subject matter of the suit (as money owed by the plaintiff) and who has no interest in the subject matter and no preference as to which defendant prevails, an instrument that contains the charges against a defendant and that is presented to a grand jury for determination after a preliminary hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue an indictment, the point of an anchor fluke see anchor illustration, a bill affecting a particular person, organization, or locality as distinguished from all the people or the whole area of a political unit, to touch and rub bill to bill (see bill entry 1 sense 1), an instrument written by a banker certifying to another that a person named in the instrument is entitled to draw on the banker's funds or credit up to a certain amount, a device or instrument used in criminal procedure, a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial compare bill of attainder in this entry, an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in this entry, to enter in an accounting system, an itemized account of goods sold, services performed, or work done, a bill originating in the House of Representatives, a record of goods sold, services performed, or work done together with the costs involved, a short-term obligation sold by the government at a discount that bears no interest but is payable at its face value at maturity compare Treasury bond at bond sense 2, Treasury note at note, a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill, a bill given by a bank to the purchaser of a security in place of the security itself that entitles the purchaser to receive payment upon presentation, the visor of a cap, to send a bill to, an equitable bill by which a party to a suit can bring a claim against any other party, a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry, a statement of charges for food or drink, an equitable bill seeking to have a court decree set aside that is brought by someone who was not a party to the original suit usually before the decree is entered in the record compare bill of review in this entry, an instrument by one party directing another party to pay a named third party or anyone bearing it a specific amount of money on a named future date or on demand, a bill affecting the community (as a nation or state) at large, a bill setting forth the exceptions and objections to rulings made at trial and the evidence relevant to them for the purpose of appeal or other review, to enter (something, such as freight) in a waybill, a bill that a defendant may request in which the prosecution sets out in detail the facts forming the basis for the criminal charges against the defendant, to submit a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 4a) of charges to, a written instrument setting out the terms of a transaction involving goods, an individual or commercial note (see note entry 2 sense 3c(1)), a bill returned by a grand jury that has found the evidence in a bill of indictment sufficient to warrant prosecution, the law itself, an equitable bill by which a creditor who has won a court judgment against a debtor can compel payment from the debtor out of the property that is not otherwise reachable by legal process, a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial, to touch bills, a bill printed in the form in which it was passed by one chamber of Congress and certified by the appropriate legislative official, the finding of the grand jury that the evidence is insufficient, a mouthpart (as the beak of a turtle) resembling a bird's bill, a written instrument providing proof of an obligation to pay money, a bill returned by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution, a bill (as for imposing a tax) for raising money for any public purpose, an itemized list or a statement of particulars (such as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew), information, an amount expended or owed, revenue bill in this entry, a sign or poster advertising something, to caress affectionately, the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering, a bill in its form as amended and newly introduced to the legislature by a legislative committee, a bill providing money for government expenses and programs, a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public, a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment, a programmed presentation (such as a motion picture, play, or concert), a written document or note, an equitable bill used to settle the rights of parties in one suit and avoid repeated litigation, complaint, an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done, billhook, a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person, a bill of interpleader in which the plaintiff is allowed to claim an interest in the subject matter of the suit compare bill of interpleader in this entry interpleader, advertise, promote, a form or device of procedure used in civil actions, bill of interpleader in this entry, the visor (see visor sense 2a) of a cap or hood

FAQs About the word fits the bill

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word fits the bill

fits the bill

What is the English meaning of the word fits the bill

a piece of paper money, one hundred dollars, draft, a draft of a law presented to a legislature for consideration, to announce (something, such as a performance

What are the synonyms of the word fits the bill

does,OK,goes,serves,suits,befits,beseem, befit,satisfies,works,functions

What are the antonyms of the word fits the bill

No antonyms found.