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Billable vs Accountable - What's the difference?

billable | accountable |

As adjectives the difference between billable and accountable

is that billable is capable of being billed for while accountable is having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.

As a noun billable

is something that is billed for.

billable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being billed for.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is billed for.
  • * 2008 , Tad Crawford, AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design
  • ...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.

    accountable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.
  • Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).
  • Liable to be called on to render an account;
  • Being answerable for.
  • Being liable for.
  • (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
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  • Synonyms

    * amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

    See also

    * hold to account