Meaning of "billet" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BILLET

From Old French billette, from bulle a document.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BILLET

billet  [ˈbɪlɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILLET

Billet is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb billet in English.

WHAT DOES BILLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Billet

A billet is a term for living quarters to which a soldier is assigned to sleep. Historically, it referred to a private dwelling that was required to accept the soldier. Soldiers are generally billeted in barracks or garrisons when not on combat duty, although in some armies soldiers with families are permitted to maintain a home off-post. Used for a building, the term is more commonly used in British English; United States standard terms are quarters, barracks, "Single Housing" or "Family Housing".

Definition of billet in the English dictionary

The first definition of billet in the dictionary is accommodation, esp for a soldier, in civilian lodgings. Other definition of billet is the official requisition for such lodgings. Billet is also a space or berth allocated, esp for slinging a hammock, in a ship.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BILLET

PRESENT

Present

I billet

you billet

he/she/it billets

we billet

you billet

they billet

Present continuous

I am billeting

you are billeting

he/she/it is billeting

we are billeting

you are billeting

they are billeting

Present perfect

I have billeted

you have billeted

he/she/it has billeted

we have billeted

you have billeted

they have billeted

Present perfect continuous

I have been billeting

you have been billeting

he/she/it has been billeting

we have been billeting

you have been billeting

they have been billeting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I billeted

you billeted

he/she/it billeted

we billeted

you billeted

they billeted

Past continuous

I was billeting

you were billeting

he/she/it was billeting

we were billeting

you were billeting

they were billeting

Past perfect

I had billeted

you had billeted

he/she/it had billeted

we had billeted

you had billeted

they had billeted

Past perfect continuous

I had been billeting

you had been billeting

he/she/it had been billeting

we had been billeting

you had been billeting

they had been billeting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will billet

you will billet

he/she/it will billet

we will billet

you will billet

they will billet

Future continuous

I will be billeting

you will be billeting

he/she/it will be billeting

we will be billeting

you will be billeting

they will be billeting

Future perfect

I will have billeted

you will have billeted

he/she/it will have billeted

we will have billeted

you will have billeted

they will have billeted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been billeting

you will have been billeting

he/she/it will have been billeting

we will have been billeting

you will have been billeting

they will have been billeting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would billet

you would billet

he/she/it would billet

we would billet

you would billet

they would billet

Conditional continuous

I would be billeting

you would be billeting

he/she/it would be billeting

we would be billeting

you would be billeting

they would be billeting

Conditional perfect

I would have billet

you would have billet

he/she/it would have billet

we would have billet

you would have billet

they would have billet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been billeting

you would have been billeting

he/she/it would have been billeting

we would have been billeting

you would have been billeting

they would have been billeting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you billet
we let´s billet
you billet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to billet

Past participle

billeted

Present Participle

billeting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BILLET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «billet» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of billet

accommodate · accommodation · barracks · berth · garrison · install · locate · lodging · post · quarter · quarters · station

TRANSLATION OF BILLET

Find out the translation of billet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of billet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «billet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 钢坯
• Translator English - Spanish: tocho
• English: billet
• Translator English - Hindi: फौजों
• Translator English - Arabic: البليت
• Translator English - Russian: заготовка
• Translator English - Portuguese: boleto
• Translator English - Bengali: চিঠা
• Translator English - French: billet
• Translator English - Malay: Billet
• Translator English - German: Knüppel
• Translator English - Japanese: 鋼片
• Translator English - Korean: 빌렛
• Translator English - Javanese: Billet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phôi thép
• Translator English - Tamil: டிக்கட்
• Translator English - Marathi: बिलेट
• Translator English - Turkish: kütük
• Translator English - Italian: billetta
• Translator English - Polish: wałek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: заготовка
• Translator English - Romanian: piese
• Translator English - Greek: billet
• Translator English - Afrikaans: staaf
• Translator English - Swedish: billet
• Translator English - Norwegian: billet

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILLET»

Discover the use of billet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to billet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Packed towers in processing and environmental technology

This book is the first of its kind which treats all the important theoretical and practical aspects for the calculation, design and operation of these packed towers.

Reinhard Billet, 1995

Aluminum Extrusion Technology

The extrusion process consists of four major components, hydraulic press, die, tooling, and billet casting. In the previous two chapters, ex- trusion presses, extrusion dies, and tooling have been discussed. Now it is important to discuss how the ...

Pradip K. Saha, 2000

Extrusion

Fig. 3.10 Formation of extrusion piping defect. 1, secondary deformation zone; 2, billet core; 3, shear zone; 4, primarydeformation zone; 5, shear zone; 6, dead metal zone; 7, extrusion Fig. 3.12 Variation of the shear stress with the shear.

‎2006

Stone Tools: Theoretical Insights Into Human Prehistory

Billet flakes conserve raw material and they produce acute angles more consistently than hard hammers. Some researchers argue that thin biface reduction flakes are even better than bifaces for cutting hide in skinning (Frison 1989). The ratio ...

George H. Odell, 1996

Collectible Corkscrews

A series of stylish and compact guides to the world of collectible items, offering a history of collectors' favorite objects and a broad selection of different models from around the world.

Frédérique Crestin-Billet, 2004

Handbook of Electronic Weighing

PHOTOCELL SCALE p-COMPUTER TERMINAL I PRINTER OPERATOR ABC ENTER DATA: BILLET DATA XYZ OPERATOR ABC BILLET DATA XYZ TARE SCALE 0000 CHECK ZERO 0000 ZERO 0000 CALIBRATION 900 kg CALIBR ...

K. Elis Norden, 2008

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of ...

Q. Vous rappelez—vous le billet d'Adam Ferrie pour 13100, en faveur de la compagnie d'Assurance, et qui a été escompté par la banque “ d'épargnes le 25 juillet 1843? “ R. Je me rappelle un peu un billet de Mr. “ Ferrie, que je crois avoir  ...

Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1851

Un Billet pour le Commissaire

French reader for early intermediate students Un Billet pour le Commissaire (Longo and Boutégége) regales the story of how a telephone number written on a 200-franc note and a bouquet of roses send a retired Paris police inspector on an ...

McGraw-Hill, Glencoe, 1995

More Ballads of Field and Billet and Other Verses

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.

W. Kersley Holmes, 2009

Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries: 1960 ...

689 Binoculars (Mfg.) 286 Bins, prefabricated metal (Mfg.) 247 Bins, sheet metal ( Mfg.) 247 Bill cutter Woodworking Ind 704 Bill distributor Ind 324(806) Biller Ind 325 Billet-bed operator Metalwarking Ind W Billet boy Metalwarking Ind 5l3 Billet  ...

United States. Bureau of the Census, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term billet is used in the context of the following news items.

Car flips onto roof in crash at Crooked Billet Roundabout

A car ended up on its roof following a crash at the Crooked Billet Roundabout in Staines on Sunday afternoon (July 5). Surrey Police officers ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»

(WATCH) Hatboro Celebrates 300th Birthday In Style

In 1715, John Dawson, a hatter from England, came to Hatboro, and built a house that later became the Crooked Billet Inn. The small village ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Hatboro celebrates 300 years with parade

The Battle of Crooked Billet was fought there in 1778, when British troops launched a surprise attack on three regiments of the Pennsylvania ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»

OKC Street Outlaws: Shawn Ellington's Murder Nova

FuelTech's FT500 sequential-port fuel-injection system runs the show, and it incorporates Billet Atomizer fuel injectors built by Alan Johnson, ... «Hot Rod Network, Jul 15»

Fresh Links: Cooling Off Edition

Hats off to the billet families that offer young NHL prospects support and the comforts of home as they play far from their own families. «Stanley Cup of Chowder, Jul 15»

LightForce HID Lamps Top the Field in Performance, Durability …

It has a distinctive Red billet aluminium hard anodised bulb holder with a remarkably slim footprint (it can be mounted with a minimum of 70mm ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»

Shanghai rebar tumbles 5 pct to record low, drags down iron ore

Rebar, iron ore futures hit daily downward limit * Big fall in billet surprises market, further hitting sentiment * Spot iron ore falls to lowest level ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Shanghai rebar tumbles 5 pct to record low, drags down ore

Prices of billet, a semi-finished steel product whose price often affects general market sentiment, dropped by 70 yuan to 1,730 yuan a tonne ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»

Billet market trend in Week 27, 2015

Billet market was almost stable during last week in Iran. Imported billet size 150 mm was Rials12.95 mln/mt on truck in Anzali including 9% VAT ... «MESteel, Jul 15»

Taxi associations deny shooting of Putco bus

Santaco's general secretary Vernon Billet was less diplomatic. Billet told the M&G that since Santaco was formed in 2001 the violence in the ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»