fit the bill Definition

bill¹
noun

1a. A printed or written statement of the amount of money owed for goods or services received; an invoice;

Thesaurus: statement, invoice, tally, account.
1b. Such a statement for food and drink received in a restaurant or hotel. US equivalent check;
1c. The amount of money owed.
2. A written plan or draft for a proposed law.

Thesaurus: law, draft, measure, proposal, legislation.
(N Amer, especially US)
3. A banknote. Brit equivalent note.
4. An advertising poster.

Thesaurus: handbill, poster, circular, advertisement, folder, bulletin, catalogue, handout, programme, playbill, leaflet.
5. A list of items, events or performers, etc; a programme of entertainment.

verb billed, billing

1. To send or give a bill to someone, requesting payment for goods, etc; to charge

Example: Did they bill you for the wine?
2. To advertise or announce (a person or event) in a poster, etc.

Example: was billed as Britain's best new comedy act

Idiom: fit the bill (fill the bill)

colloq
To be suitable, or what is required.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin bulla a seal or a document bearing a seal.

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fit¹
verb fitted, fit, fitting

tr & intr
1. To be the right shape or size for something or someone.

Example: Fortunately the new car fitted into the garage
Example: The jeans fitted him well
2. To be suitable or appropriate for something.

Example: a punishment that fits the crime
tr & intr
3. To be consistent or compatible with something.

Example: a theory that fits the facts
Thesaurus: agree, accord, concur, harmonize, belong, conform, be in keeping, parallel, relate to, suit, apply, match; Antonym: oppose, clash.
4. To install or put something new in place.

Example: fit the new kitchen sink
5. To equip.

Example: Warning! This car is fitted with an alarm
Thesaurus: equip, provide, supply, outfit, furnish, implement.
6. To make them suitable.

Example: qualities that fit her for the job
Form: fit someone for something (often)
7. To try clothes on someone to see where adjustment is needed.

Example: The tailor fitted the suit by pinning the seams

noun

1. The way something fits according to its shape or size.

Example: a good fit
Example: a tight fit

adj fitter, fittest

1a. Healthy; feeling good

Example: Are you fit today?
Thesaurus: healthy, able-bodied, strong, robust, strapping, hale and hearty, in the pink.
1b. Healthy, especially because of exercise.

Example: He's the fittest of all
Thesaurus: healthy, trim, in good shape, fit as a fiddle.
2. About to do something, or apparently so.

Example: looked fit to drop

adverb

1. Enough to do something.

Example: laughed fit to burst

Derivative: fitly
adverb

Derivative: fitness
noun

Idiom: fit for something

Suited to it; good enough for it.

Idiom: fit like a glove

To fit perfectly.

Idiom: fit the bill

To be perfectly suited to something; to be just right.

Idiom: see fit (think fit)

To choose to do something.

Etymology: 15c.

Phrasal Verb: fit in

Said of someone in a social situation: to behave in a suitable or accepted way.
Example: She never quite fitted in
To be appropriate or to conform to certain arrangements.
Example: The dates of the flight fitted in with my plans

Phrasal Verb: fit in or into something

To be small or few enough to be contained in it.
Example: Five people fitted into the car

Phrasal Verb: fit someone or something in

To find time to deal with them or it.
Example: I can't fit you in before Friday

Phrasal Verb: fit something out

To furnish or equip it with all necessary things for its particular purpose.
Example: fit out the ship

Phrasal Verb: fit something together or fit something in

To insert or place it in position.

Phrasal Verb: fit someone up

To incriminate them; to frame them.

Phrasal Verb: fit something up

To install it by putting it up and making it work.
Example: fitted up the satellite dish