hourly billing
Pay per hour
Hourly billing is a payment structure where charges are calculated based on time worked rather than a flat fee or project rate.
Common in legal, consulting, and freelance work: The lawyer's hourly billing added up faster than expected.
The practice incentivizes tracking time carefully but can create tension between service providers and clients over how hours are counted.
- timesheetRecord of hours worked
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- clockDevice displaying time
- billableAble to be invoiced
attorney · consultant · fee · meter · tracking · on the clock · lawyer · law firm · increments · minutes · payroll · charge · nickel and dime · client · overtime · wage · freelance · contractor
- legal feeslegal fees, attorney fees, legal costs, fees, retainer fees
- billing types
- paymentspayment, monthly payment, cash payment, payment date, credit cards
- business accountingaccounts payable, accountant, accounts receivable, accounts, accrual
- dial-upmodem, 56k, 56k modem, dial tone, busy signal
hourly billingflat fee
Unchanging service charge
fixed fee · lump sum · retainer · quoted price · set price
hourly billingcontingency fee
Payment from case winnings
pay-for-performance · commission-based · gain-sharing · pro bono
hourly billingsalary
Fixed periodic employment payment
retainer · annual salary · subscription model · membership fee · pro bono
hour, hourly, hours, horology, bill, billing, billed, bills, biller