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单词 billable
释义

billable

[ bil-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈbɪl ə bəl /

adjective

that may or should be billed: Attorneys put in hundreds of billable hours on the case.

noun

an active customer account.

Origin of billable

First recorded in 1570–80; bill1 + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM billable

non·bill·a·ble, adjectiveun·bill·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby billable

bilith, biliuria, biliverdin, bilk, bill, billable, billabong, billbergia, billboard, bill broker, billbug
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Example sentences from the Web for billable

  • Also, many counselors work on billable hours, so agencies don't lose much money if we take time off.

    Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories|Harry Siegel|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • If your husband is earning $10 million a year, choosing the treadmill of billable hours really is rather bizarre.

    Why Are There So Few Female Plutocrats?|Chrystia Freeland|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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