billable

American  

[bil-uh-buhl] / ˈbɪl ə bəl /

adjective

1. that may or should be billed: bill: billed.

   Attorneys put in hundreds of billable hours on the case.

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noun

1. an active customer account.

billable British  

/ ˈbɪləbəl /

adjective

1. referring to time worked, esp by a lawyer, on behalf of a particular client and for which that client will be expected to pay

   a timesheet of my billable hours

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Other Word Forms

• nonbillable adjective
• unbillable adjective

Etymology

Origin of billable

First recorded in 1570–80; bill ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

You can say goodbye to the billable hour.

From The Wall Street Journal

This misalignment between value creation and revenue generation makes the billable hour’s demise inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal

The end of the billable hour also could bring change to the organizational structure of professional-services firms.

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Is the billable hour about to become a thing of the past?

From The Wall Street Journal

The billable hour as the fundamental unit of business for professional services is so widespread that it’s difficult to remember that it is a fairly recent innovation, becoming prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s.

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