topbill

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verb

To star in; to be the leading actor or actress in (a series, etc.).

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Meanings

verbtopbill (third-person singular simple present topbills, present participle topbilling, simple past and past participle topbilled)

present singular third person topbills · participle present topbilling · participle past topbilled · past topbilled · alternative top-bill

  1. PhilippinesespeciallytransitivebroadcastingTo star in; to be the leading actor or actress in (a series, etc.).

    Before she leaves for Spain in August, she will topbill a show with other classical singers entitled Best […]

    1989, National Mid-week
  2. PhilippinesespeciallytransitivebroadcastingTo give top billing to.

    Michael Dudikoff is top-billed as the professional hitman who trains him.

    2015, Clive Davies, Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won’t Write About

Origin

From top + bill.

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APA

topbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topbill

MLA

“topbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topbill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “topbill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topbill.

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