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billable
[ bil-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈbɪl ə bəl /
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adjective
that may or should be billed: Attorneys put in hundreds of billable hours on the case.
noun
an active customer account.
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OTHER WORDS FROM billable
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How to use billable in a sentence
According to Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report, some 29 percent of remote workers have the TV on during billable hours on the daily.
Also, many counselors work on billable hours, so agencies don't lose much money if we take time off.
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British Dictionary definitions for billable
billable
/ (ˈbɪləbəl) /
adjective
referring to time worked, esp by a lawyer, on behalf of a particular client and for which that client will be expected to paya timesheet of my billable hours
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