horas facturables
/oɾas faɡtuɾables/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for billable hours is horas facturables.
This term is used in professional contexts such as law, consulting and accounting to denote time that can be invoiced to a client.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The preferred term in Spain is horas facturables. In Latin America, specifically in Mexico and Argentina, you may hear the expression horas facturadas or horas de trabajo facturables.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase follows standard Spanish noun-adjective agreement. Use the singular hora facturable when referring to a single hour.
How do you pronounce it?
/oɾas faɡtuɾables/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking legal cultures, the concept of horas facturables competes with the cuota litis system, where lawyers are paid a percentage of the final award rather than by the hour.
- The word facturables comes from factura, which refers to an invoice, but in other contexts, a factura can also mean a 'style' or 'manner' of doing something.
- In some Latin American business circles, you might hear the anglicism horas billables used in multinational companies, even though it is not standard Spanish.
Examples in context
- Nuestros abogados facturan las horas dedicadas al caso.Our lawyers bill the hours dedicated to the case.
- En nuestra firma de arquitectura, las horas cobrables son registradas meticulosamente.In our architectural firm, billable hours are meticulously recorded.
- Por favor, asegúrese de registrar solamente las horas que se pueden facturar.Please make sure to only record billable hours.
- No olvides registrar las horas de trabajo facturables en tu informe semanal.Don't forget to record billable hours in your weekly report.
- Hemos facturado todas las horas relacionadas con el proyecto.We have billed all the hours related to the project.
- Debemos registrar todas nuestras horas facturables.We must record all our billable hours.
- Las horas facturables aumentaron este mes.The billable hours increased this month.
- ¿Cuántas horas facturables tienes hoy?How many billable hours do you have today?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing project management in an office.
- AlejandroLucía, ¿ya terminaste el reporte de horas facturables?Lucía, have you finished the billable hours report yet?
- LucíaSí, Alejandro, acabo de enviarlo por correo.Yes, Alejandro, I just sent it by email.
- AlejandroPerfecto, necesito revisar las horas facturables de la semana.Perfect, I need to review this week's billable hours.
- LucíaEstá en la carpeta compartida de la oficina.It is in the office's shared folder.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
