billable

billable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English bill
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English billable

    From bill + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɪləbəl/

    Adjective

    billable (not comparable)

    1. Capable of being billed for.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    billable (plural billables)

    1. Something that is billed for.
      • 2008, Tad Crawford, AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design:
        […] time spent building and encoding a Web site and similar billables should be calculated as services and so noted in all contracts and invoice terms.
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