payable

English

Etymology

From pay + -able

Pronunciation

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Noun

payable (countable and uncountable; plural payables)

1. (plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
2. A thing that may be paid.

Adjective

payable (comparative more payable, superlative most payable)

1. That which is 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

• payability
• payably