electricity bill

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricityandbill

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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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bill
noun
uk
/bɪl/us
/bɪl/
a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it ...
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(Definition ofelectricityandbillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One reason is that in most households theelectricitybillis lower than the telephone bill.
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Due to congressional intervention, the state was granted a power of veto in theelectricitybill.
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Coping strategies to reduce expenses included engaging in cheaper or free pastimes, to not using the television and\\or radio to cut theelectricitybill.
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It has already been pointed out by many scientists that provided powerful enough lasers become available the only propulsion costs invovled would be theelectricitybillfor powering them.
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I received a phone call this morning from a lady whose quarterlyelectricitybillwag £373.
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That affects everyone with a telephone, a gas bill, anelectricitybilland a water bill.
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In some cases, after the landlord has collected the charge for gas and electricity he nevertheless fails to pay the gas andelectricitybill.
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In one case there is a total turnover of nearly £100,000 and theelectricitybillis £200.
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Theelectricitybillfor the average householder is up from just over £40 to £55 a year.
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It amounts to a television licence and it could pay a gas orelectricitybill.
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That 82-year-old lady could not pay her poll tax or herelectricitybill.
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Its annualelectricitybillcurrently runs at £42 million, and the cost per kilowatt hour is 3.4p.
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Last year, a quarter of herelectricitybill—£85—was paid.
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Will they be able to pay theelectricitybilland the gas bill?
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They could spend some of it to pay theirelectricitybill, gas bill or bill for another utility.
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The point about allocating money for electricity bills is that almost everyone receives anelectricitybill, as opposed to bills for other fuels.
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That adds £17 to the average household annualelectricitybill.
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At the moment, a cost for nuclear energy is built into anelectricitybill.
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One tenant'selectricitybillhas more than doubled since the contractor has been there.
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She has an unemployed girl of 17 and is down to her last £14 with anelectricitybillof £70 outstanding.
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