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unpayable

  • a word derived from payable.
    payable
    adjective
    to be paid; due.

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Standing up in front of judges, I asked them to consider the fallout that would result to the community I served if they were to set unpayable cash bail for my clients.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2025

As a result, senators and congressmen know that America and the world owe Nasa an unpayable debt.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

In the decades since, the effects of climate change have loomed ominously in the distance like the due date of an unpayable mortgage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

While observers look at the Rams' aggressive roster-building strategies and wonder when unpayable bills will come due, the Rams believe they have a business model that can win indefinitely, particularly with McVay in charge.

From Fox News ● Feb. 9, 2022

My habit is to drag myself imperiously through a world that owes me unpayable debts.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver