Here are the bills to pay, vs Here are the bills to be paid

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Here are the bills to pay' implies that the bills need to be paid by someone, while 'Here are the bills to be paid' suggests that the bills are the ones that need to be paid. The choice between them depends on the context and the intended meaning.

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Here are the bills to pay,

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that there are bills that need to be paid by someone.

Examples:

Here are the bills to pay. Please take care of them by the end of the week.
I have listed the bills to pay on the table for you.

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Bills to pay, bairns going hungry at home, angry wives.
He had left me with the bills to pay, and had taken all the papers.
Now I have bills to pay, and a grandmother to support.
One more bill to pay, then we're going to dinner.
It may be hard for you to imagine, but I once had a relatively normal life - bills to pay, playdates, family, some friends, people to care about.
As a result, we have achieved a certain level of economic growth, albeit somewhat artificial growth, but we have been left with the bills to pay, and we have to pay them now.
The fact that it was an abandoned RV meant there were no bills to pay, but it also meant there were no keys and it had mushrooms growing in the carpet.
And a bunch of bills to pay, and school, and a job, and it sucks sometimes.
I mean, you have bills to pay, right?
I mean, someone has to pay the bills, honey.
Bank locations tend to not offer services like online bill pay, drive-through teller windows, or even ATMs.
Bank locations tend to not offer services like online bill pay, drive-through teller windows, or even ATMs.
We have to be able to pay the bills, Brian.
You could get another job to pay the bills like, I don't know, cable installing.
I'm just doing this to pay the bills, You know, until I figure out...
They work in order to pay the bills, not because they have a disdain for motherhood.
I'm scraping to pay the bills, with the money...
So when it's time to pay the bill, he'll have a dilemma.
His lawyers had the power of attorney to pay the bills, things like that.
And then his speech here about the men, and bills to pay, and the pressure that he has,

Alternatives:

Here are the bills that need to be paid.
Here are the bills you need to pay.
Here are the bills that require payment.
Here are the bills awaiting payment.

Here are the bills to be paid

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the bills themselves need to be paid.

Examples:

Here are the bills to be paid. Make sure they are settled before the due date.
The accountant provided a list of the bills to be paid this month.

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I've forgotten the bill to be paid,
Everyone's got a bill to be paid.
She paid the bill to me.
Because of budgetary discipline, the Council is of the opinion that choices have to be made, just as, at national level, one cannot simply add up all priorities and expect the bill to be paid.
These are bills to be paid, a sort of legal obligation.
And all the bills will be paid, just like you said.
But I had been in a few agencies on auditions and it looked like a fun place to get the bills paid.
Some costs are even higher in Romania than in other areas, but the bills need to be paid here too.
All the bills are paid, bar's stocked.
The bills are paid, the cars are working.
The bill's paid, right?
Most patients and their families would certainly prefer to use local services; but, if the quality is poor or the delays are unacceptable, some at least will be prepared to travel, knowing that the bill will be paid by their home country.
Cannot believe I did not get the bill paid.
The practical experiments in deregulation of the sector have, in total contrast to what was promised, resulted in the bills paid by the final consumer (households and businesses) rising rather than falling.
Becae bills paid by check Leave a paper trail.
Loredana, tell your son the light bill needs to be paid.
But he hasn't paid the bill.
Maybe the bill would have been paid.
Harold, I've already paid the bill.
She doesn't know if he paid the bills.

Alternatives:

Here are the bills that need to be paid.
Here are the bills you need to pay.
Here are the bills that require payment.
Here are the bills awaiting payment.

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Here are the bills to pay, vs Here are the bills to be paid