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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
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The dividend will be payable to stockholders at the end of the April, the bank said at the time.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for payable
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl 
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
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