billback
billback noun: the process of charging the client for a portion of the cost of resources that the client has used in order to recover the capital expense.
Noun
billback (countable and uncountable, plural billbacks)
- The process of charging the client for a portion of the cost of resources that the client has used in order to recover the capital expense.
- Take greater advantage of opportunities to recover costs through billback agreements, which allow the Government to make warrantied repairs and obtain reimbursement from the manufacturer when it is impracticable to return trucks to an authorized dealer.1974, Annual Report of the General Accounting Office, United States: General Accounting Office, page 112
- Please explain the procedure you have established to determine which headquarters activities will be funded through billbacks to the district offices.1993, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1994
Forms of billback
| plural | billbacks |
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Origin of billback
Deverbal from bill back.
Questions about billback
- What does billback mean?
- Billback means the process of charging the client for a portion of the cost of resources that the client has used in order to recover the capital expense.
- What part of speech is billback?
- Billback is a noun.
- What is the plural of billback?
- The plural of billback is billbacks.
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