payable

payable

English

Etymology

    From pay + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪəbl̩/
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    • Hyphenation: pay‧able

    Adjective

    payable (comparative more payable, superlative most payable)

    1. Due to be paid.
      Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?
    2. Able to be paid.
    3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    payable (countable and uncountable, plural payables)

    1. (in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
      Antonym: receivable
    2. (sometimes postpositive) A thing that may be paid.
      • 2003, Richard Stone, Contract Law Q and A 2003-2004[1]:
        [] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.

    French

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    payable (plural payables)

    1. payable

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