payable
to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.
capable of being or liable to be paid.
Law. imposing an immediate obligation on the debtor.
an amount, bill, etc., that is to be paid.
payables, the accounts payable of a business: Payables are now handled by our computer.
Origin of payable
1Other words from payable
- pay·a·bil·i·ty, pay·a·ble·ness, noun
- pay·a·bly, adverb
- un·pay·a·ble, adjective
- un·pay·a·bly, adverb
Words Nearby payable
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How to use payable in a sentence
Treasury can announce it is issuing T-bonds “payable at the pleasure of the United States” instead of a fixed term and can hold an auction later the same day.
The trillion-dollar coin scheme, explained by the guy who invented it | Dylan Matthews | October 7, 2021 | VoxThe first half of that will be coming in the form of stock when the deal officially closes, and the remainder will be payable in cash or stock in two years.
Snap acquires AR startup WaveOptics, which provides tech for Spectacles, for over $500M | Ingrid Lunden | May 21, 2021 | TechCrunchThey have a woman who runs accounts payable and another who runs accounts receivable.
The taxes whether public, county, or parish, were payable in tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The dividends were held to be accretions to the capital, and the income only was payable to the daughter for life.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
Regarding that little loan of mine, 'payable on demand,' I have considered the matter well.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondA note that is payable on a contingency is not negotiable, and the happening of the event does not cure the defect.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesFurthermore, a note is payable on demand when it is thus stated, or is payable at sight or on presentation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for payable
/ (ˈpeɪəbəl) /
(often foll by on) to be paid: payable on the third of each month
that is capable of being paid
capable of being profitable
(of a debt) imposing an obligation on the debtor to pay, esp at once
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