payable

English

Etymology

pay +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪəbl̩/

• Audio (US):

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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.

Noun

payable (countable and uncountable, plural payables)

1. (in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
2. (sometimes postpositive) A thing that may be paid.
   • 2003, Richard Stone, Contract Law Q and A 2003-2004

     […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.

Related terms

• payability
• payably