payable

[ pey-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈpeɪ ə bəl /

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adjective

to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.

capable of being or liable to be paid.

profitable.

Law. imposing an immediate obligation on the debtor.

noun

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

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

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Origin of payable

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, nounpay·a·bly, adverbun·pay·a·ble, adjectiveun·pay·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby payable

Pax Romana, Paxton, pax vobiscum, paxwax, pay, payable, pay a call, pay a compliment, pay-and-display, pay-as-you-go, pay-as-you-throw

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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|Vox
The 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|TechCrunch
They have a woman who runs accounts payable and another who runs accounts receivable.
The Samurai Porn Murder|Richard Abowitz|June 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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 Raymond
A 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 Bolles
Furthermore, 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

payable

/ (ˈpeɪəbəl) /

adjective

(often foll by on) to be paidpayable 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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