Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

billable

/ˈbɪləbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: bill-able
IPA: /ˈbɪləbəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being billed for.

noun

Something that is billed for.

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

billables (plural)

Derived Forms

nonbillable unbillable

Rhymes With

syllable

Questions

How do you pronounce billable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪləbəl/.
What does billable mean?: Capable of being billed for.
Where does billable come from?: Etymology tree English bill Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English billable From bill + -able.

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