Definitions

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  • adjective Capable of being billed for.
  • noun Something that is billed for.

Etymologies

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bill +‎ -able

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Examples

  • The savings in billable hours would also be passed on to the client.

    2008 August : Law is Cool 2008

  • Because these folks are batsh1t crazy and I can envision a serious rise in billable hours over the next 4 years.

    Alaska Squeaker - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • The savings in billable hours would also be passed on to the client.

    Web Apps for Back to School : Law is Cool 2008

  • I read recently that right wing nonprofits are paying 60 dollars an hour (probably the billable is more than that for the consulting firms doing the work) to spam blogs and counterprotest.

    Think Progress » Fitzgerald: Valerie Wilson Was “Classified” CIA Agent 2005

  • After all, when you have to stand up next to felons on a daily basis and fight for their freedom, you either convince yourself they had some excuse for committing a crime...or you tell yourself this is nothing but a job, and if you lie on their behalf it’s all in the name of billable hours.

    Perfect Match JODI PICOULT 2002

  • After all, when you have to stand up next to felons on a daily basis and fight for their freedom, you either convince yourself they had some excuse for committing a crime...or you tell yourself this is nothing but a job, and if you lie on their behalf it’s all in the name of billable hours.

    Perfect Match JODI PICOULT 2002

  • After all, when you have to stand up next to felons on a daily basis and fight for their freedom, you either convince yourself they had some excuse for committing a crime...or you tell yourself this is nothing but a job, and if you lie on their behalf it’s all in the name of billable hours.

    Perfect Match JODI PICOULT 2002

  • Yes the word billable has now been mentioned about four times, but who's counting?

    Bauer vs. Tussing David 2005

  • That's a little less than one day of "billable" work for many law firms for associates.

    Karen Russell: Whitewater v. Rezko: The Battle of the Billing Records 2008

  • There are other reasons for defining IA, such as billable rates, scope definition, sales, marketing, job descriptions, etc.

    inkblurt · A Layer Model for the IA Profession 2006

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