1. able to be charged for or invoiced to a client
Usage: business; legal

Examples

• The lawyer tracked her billable hours for the month.
• Only billable expenses can be charged to the client.
• He worked 50 billable hours on the project last week.
• The consultant’s billable rate is $200 per hour.
• Administrative tasks are usually not billable to clients.
• She needs to increase her billable hours to meet the firm’s requirements.