Dictionary

payable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪəbl̩/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

bills payable · accounts payable · payableness · note payable · unpayable · prepayable · account payable · due and payable

Synonyms

due

Translations (7)

es pagadero (2. Able to be paid.) · de rentabel (3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.) · es pagable (2. Able to be paid.) · bg рентабилен (3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.) · eo pagenda (3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.) · es pagadero (1. Due to be paid.) · es pagador (3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.)

payable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪəbl̩/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.

Meanings

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

Forms

Antonyms

receivable

Relateds

payability · payably