pad the bill



pad the bill

Fig. to put unnecessary or additional items on a bill to make the total cost higher. The plumber had padded the bill with things we didn't need. I was falsely accused of padding the bill.
See also: bill, pad

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ValĒRijs-Latvian
Alecto-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Seraiah-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Shukri-Arabic
Perkins['pɜ:kinz]
GwendaGWEN-də (English)Welsh, English