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: that may, can, or must be paid
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Examples of payable in a Sentence
She charges her patients $3,000, payable in installments.
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including notes payable to shareholders and related parties.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Once signed, the repeals will apply to monthly Social Security benefits payable after December 2023.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Last month, the company announced a quarterly dividend of 93 cents per share for its Class A common stock, payable on Dec. 31.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
The owner should be able to make a better deal (i.e., obtain a higher starting rent) by offering a 99-year term, the incremental value of which to the owner should far exceed the modest transfer tax payable.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of payable was
in the 14th century
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
Legal Definition
payable
adjective
pay·able
: that may, can, or must be paid
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