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🚫 Not charged 🏥 Not reimbursed 🕒 Unpaid work
nonbillable

nonbillable

5.9
Time or work you do not charge to a client
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈbɪləbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no facturable
  • The project included several nonbillable tasks that required significant effort from the team.

Examples

  • As a result, it is harder for law firms to devote nonbillable time to training entry-level associates.

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  • Nonbillable work, such as team meetings, is essential for fostering collaboration.

  • She often spends nonbillable hours organizing client documents for future meetings.

Synonyms

unbillable
vsnonbillable
  • Specialized
1 5.9

Not able to be charged to a client for payment

is about eligibility and rules rather than practical inability

Antonyms

billable
  • Specialized
10 4.0

Work or hours that can be charged to a client

Surface Forms

nonbillable positive

Morphology

nonbillable = billable (transparent) = non + bill + able

Formed by straightforward negation 'non-' + 'billable' (bill + -able); the meaning is a direct negative of 'billable'.

Etymology

Nonbillable comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and billable meaning 'able to be billed'. So it describes work or time you cannot charge to a client.