Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not billable.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

non- +‎ billable

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word nonbillable.

Examples

  • "Billable hours, nonbillable time demands, singular career development path, highly hierarchical/stratified structure ... it's a wonder that institutions as dysfunctional as [large law] firms have survived this long," wrote one.

    Joe Flom Takes Long View 2008

  • (You should figure that 25% to 35% of your working hours will be spent on nonbillable tasks.)

    Is Free-Lancing for You? 2008

  • But what they are saying translates in my profession to "nonbillable hours."

    One of Our Whales Is Missing 2005

  • But what they are saying translates in my profession to "nonbillable hours."

    One of Our Whales Is Missing 2005

  • Maybe if it was some sort of nonbillable project or deep background research that would be different, but anything done on a particular client matter strikes me as trouble.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Ethics of Writing Samples: 2007

  • It seems to gathered a little more traction since the post by Matt Homann on the nonbillable hour: A You-Tube for Legal Docs?

    Archive 2007-11-01 2007

  • But what they are saying translates in my profession to "nonbillable hours."

    One of Our Whales Is Missing 2005

  • It seems to gathered a little more traction since the post by Matt Homann on the nonbillable hour: A You-Tube for Legal Docs?

    DocStoc Disaster 2007

  • Matt Homann of the nonbillable hour, for the same.

    Current Affairs 2005

  • Says the library manager at another firm: "We teach [lawyers] that if it's nonbillable, and you don't think you can do it any other way, wait for training."

    Law.com - Newswire 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.