payable

[ pey-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.

  2. capable of being or liable to be paid.

  1. Law. imposing an immediate obligation on the debtor.

noun
  1. an amount, bill, etc., that is to be paid.

  2. payables, the accounts payable of a business: Payables are now handled by our computer.

Origin of payable

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at pay1, -able

Other 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

  • Regarding that little loan of mine, 'payable on demand,' I have considered the matter well.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • A note that is payable on a contingency is not negotiable, and the happening of the event does not cure the defect.

  • Furthermore, a note is payable on demand when it is thus stated, or is payable at sight or on presentation.

British Dictionary definitions for payable

payable

/ (ˈpeɪəbəl) /


adjective
  1. (often foll by on) to be paid: payable on the third of each month

  2. that is capable of being paid

  1. capable of being profitable

  2. (of a debt) imposing an obligation on the debtor to pay, esp at once

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