Bible Dictionary
BILL, BOND, ETC.
A written bond or legal acknowledgment of debt, such as the document altered by the steward in Jesus' parable. It served as formal evidence of an obligation and was written and signed by the debtor.
Biblical Usage
In the parable of the Unjust Steward, the “bill” is more accurately a bond. The steward altered or replaced the written obligations of debtors, though the precise nature of the alteration is debated in the supplied account.