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

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

From BBC

Those bonus payments would only become payable if the Reds achieve a sustained level of success - which would then make it a British record.

From BBC

It is payable on top of the purchase price of many goods and services.

From BBC

The plan would give parents with a qualifying child a "one-time credit of $1,000" that'd be payable into the child's account.

From Salon

Businesses have had a mix of reactions since Trump began revealing and enforcing his plans for tariffs, which are a tax payable by a person or firm buying a good from overseas.

From BBC

Related Words

• outstanding 
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• unpaid