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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
Recent Examples on the Web
New flight attendants—faced with low starting wages, long days with relatively fewer payable hours, and no opportunity to renegotiate wages on their contacts since 2019, even while inflation has been steadily rising—need to weather a lot of turbulence en route to a financially stable career path.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 21 May 2024
At March 31, 2024, the Company had $0.3 million in cash and an outstanding payable balance of $0.5 million against its line of credit.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
Cost is $7 per person, payable by cash or check the day of the workshop.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2024
The company also declared a cash dividend of 25 cents per share, up 4%, payable on May 16.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
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 10 Jun. 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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