"billable" meaning in All languages combined

See billable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From bill + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bill|able}} bill + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} billable (not comparable)
  1. Capable of being billed for. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: nonbillable, unbillable Translations (Translations): faturável (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-billable-en-adj-3bC5A3r8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23

Noun [English]

Forms: billables [plural]
Etymology: From bill + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bill|able}} bill + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} billable (plural billables)
  1. Something that is billed for.
    Sense id: en-billable-en-noun-13CS1o00

Inflected forms

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