In show business, to bill someone is to put their name on the poster or programme as a particular kind of person in the show — most often the most important person. “She is billed as the star” means the advertisement tells you she is the one to come for. Top billing is the best place on that list, usually the top of the poster; a name lower down has second billing.

In show business在演藝圈裡， to bill someone to bill someone的意思是 is to put their name on the poster or programme把某人的名字印在海報或節目表上 as a particular kind of person in the show標明他在這場秀裡的身分—— most often the most important person通常是最重要的那個人。 "She is billed as the star"「She is billed as the star」 means的意思是 the advertisement tells you廣告在告訴你 she is the one to come for她就是你該衝著她去看的那個人。 Top billingTop billing is the best place on that list是名單上最好的位置， usually通常 the top of the poster是海報最上面； a name lower down名字排在下面的人 has second billing算second billing。

Newspapers also say a film was billed as a comedy, even when it is not very funny — there the verb means “announced or advertised as.” People stretch it outside the theatre too: a politician can be billed as a reformer.

Newspapers報紙 also say也會說 a film was billed as a comedy一部電影was billed as a comedy， even when it is not very funny就算其實不怎麼好笑—— there the verb means這裡的動詞意思是 "announced or advertised as"「被宣傳成、被打成」。 People人們 stretch it outside the theatre too也把這個用法延伸到劇場之外： a politician一個政治人物 can be billed as a reformercan be billed as a reformer（被塑造成改革者）。

Though actually, the billing you meet far more often in offices means sending people a bill for money. That is a different use of the same spelling.

Though actually不過其實， the billing you meet far more often in offices你在辦公室更常遇到的billing means意思是 sending people a bill for money寄帳單跟人要錢。 That那 is a different use of the same spelling是同一個拼法的不同用法。

This entry is only about whose name is sold to the public, and how large that name is printed.

This entry這個條目 is only about只講 whose name is sold to the public誰的名字被推銷給大眾， and還有 how large that name is printed那個名字被印得多大。