"billable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-billable-en-adj-3bC5A3r8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 74 26

Noun [English]

Forms: billables [plural]
Etymology: 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

Download JSON data for billable meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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