Payable

//ˈpeɪəbl̩// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Debts owed by a business; liabilities. countable, in-plural, uncountable
  2. 2
    a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit wordnet
  3. 3
    A thing that may be paid. countable, postpositional, sometimes, uncountable

    "[…] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Due to be paid.

    "Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?"

  2. 2
    Able to be paid.
  3. 3
    Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
Adjective
  1. 1
    subject to or requiring payment especially as specified wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
account payableaccount payablebackcollectablecollectablecollectible

Example

More examples

"This check is payable to the bearer."

Etymology

From pay + -able.

Related phrases

account payableaccounts payablebills payabledue and payablenote payable

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