top billing

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top billing

noun top billings

  1. uncountable, usually The most prominent name on lists of cast and crew, or in advertising. She had top billing on the past three films.

    Similar: star billing, topline

  2. figuratively, uncountable, usually A position of prominence. I am proud to say that the royal Arctic survey ship will be named after David Attenborough. There was strong support for Boaty McBoatface. I think the submarine on the boat will be named Boaty McBoatface but, quite rightly, Attenborough will take top billing.

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@misc{top_billing_2026,
  title = {top billing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/top%20billing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}