payable

[pey-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. to be paid; due.

   a loan payable in 30 days.

2. capable of being or liable to be paid.

3. profitable.

4. 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.

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

3. capable of being profitable

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

Other Word Forms

• payability noun
• payableness noun
• payably adverb
• unpayable adjective
• unpayably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of payable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; pay ¹, -able

Example Sentences

A small portion, $7.5 million, was payable when Bank of America delivered a financial opinion before the deal’s announcement.

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The Angels’ major league player payroll, while in the $200-million range, ranks among the middle third of teams — and a third of that is payable to Rendon and Mike Trout.

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This could possibly be supplemented by the Treasury’s temporary purchase of Argentine government bonds, likely payable in dollars, whether newly issued or already in circulation.

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The triple lock means the new state pension - for those who reached pension age after April 2016 - is creeping closer to the £12,570 threshold at which tax becomes payable.

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But there is a fee payable to businesses offering such a service.

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Related Words

• outstanding 
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• unpaid