double bill

noun

: a bill (as at a theater) offering two features

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On a drizzly Monday (June 9) night in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! summer series kicked off with a knockout double bill of Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe that also served as an unofficial Pride Month party. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 June 2025 Drawing large crowds with a double bill of music and food, the concerts became a zingy communal antidote to the pandemic blues. Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025 The concert and workshop double bill are free and open to the public. Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025 Djokovic knew he’d be seeded to play one of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz in the quarters, and in the end landed Zverev, which isn’t a terrible outcome, but would leave him with a possible Sinner-Alcaraz double bill in the semifinals and final to lift the trophy. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for double bill

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double bill was in 1917

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“Double bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bill. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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