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“Billed” or “Build”

billed / build are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

billed b·IH·l·d

  • verbadvertise especially by posters or placards.
  • adjectivehaving a beak or bill as specified.

build b·IH·l·d

  • verbbuild or establish something abstract.
  • verbimprove the cleansing action of.
  • verborder, supervise, or finance the construction of.
  • verbgive form to, according to a plan.
  • verbbe engaged in building.
  • verbfound or ground.
  • verbdevelop and grow.
Usage

Examples in context

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“billed”

  • …via a single elimination tournament billed as the "Torneo Campeón de…
  • The Annoyance billed the show as part of…
  • …concert tour but were not billed as their backing group.
  • …on Le Fanu's story and billed as "The Erotic Horror Classic…
  • After the premiere, it was billed for three days in April…
  • …Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as the Fight of the…
  • …in El Chavo, he was billed as simply "Horacio Gómez".
  • …later released for the record, billed by Spin magazine as "a…
  • She was billed as the longest horned tip-to-tip…
  • …Junior Heavyweight Champion, who was billed as the first PWA Light…

“build”

  • …and wood as deck to build a floating bridge to help…
  • …Olds, who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile, the…
  • …when the temple started to build is lost track, but archaeologists…
  • …ebb and flow to successfully build the deck.
  • …processes in a flow to build a product.
  • …led the fundraising campaign to build a new structure for it…
  • …King of each suit and build each of them by suit;…
  • …companies announced that they would build a fleet of nuclear power…
  • …in two teams to design, build, and deliver solutions to difficult…
  • …of a bull market to build up a domestic retail brokerage

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