billable

American

[bil-uh-buhl] / ˈbɪl ə bəl /

adjective

that may or should be billed: bill: billed.

Attorneys put in hundreds of billable hours on the case.

noun

an active customer account.

billable British

/ 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 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

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Investors need to hear that incremental capacity is converting into billable services quickly, and that utilization rates are rising rather than stalling.

From MarketWatch

That software ensures contractors are working during billable hours and aren’t cutting corners by using AI to critique the AI—which some have been caught doing, according to the Mercor spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bullish on billable hours either way,

From MarketWatch

If an AI tool can do a research task in three minutes that previously took an Andersen accountant four hours, it isn’t hard to see how billable hours could fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can say goodbye to the billable hour.

From The Wall Street Journal

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