billet
Billet (noun) means Temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family. Example: “The soldiers were given a billet in a farmhouse outside town.”
How to use billet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place assigned for someone (often soldiers) to stay, or the act of assigning such lodging.
Word forms
- Singular
- billets
- Plural
- billets
- Past tense
- billeted, billetted
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Etymology
From Middle English bylet, via Anglo-Norman billette ("list, schedule"), ultimately from Latin bulla ("document").
Synonyms
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Rhymes for billet
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What does “billet” mean?
The word “billet” means temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family. In plain terms, a place assigned for someone (often soldiers) to stay, or the act of assigning such lodging.
How do you pronounce “billet”?
“Billet” is pronounced BIH-liht (/ˈbɪlɪt/ in IPA).
How do you use “billet” in a sentence?
Here is “billet” used in a sentence: “The soldiers were given a billet in a farmhouse outside town.”
What part of speech is “billet”?
Depending on how it is used, “billet” can be a noun and a verb.
Where does the word “billet” come from?
The word “billet” comes from Latin. From Middle English bylet, via Anglo-Norman billette ("list, schedule"), ultimately from Latin bulla ("document").
How many meanings does “billet” have?
“Billet” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family.
