How to Use payable in a Sentence

payable

adjective
  • She charges her patients $3,000, payable in installments.
  • Checks are made payable to AARP and can be brought the day of the class.
    Hartford Courant, 18 May 2022
  • There is a $5 fee ($3 seniors) to enter the canyon, payable on your way out.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The check costs $10 payable by a valid debit or credit card.
    Scott McClallen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Cost is $60; make checks payable to Village Ladies Guild.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Cost is $5 per person, a fee payable in cash or check, which will be collected on the day of the event.
    cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The owner refused and made the check payable to the charity, Friends of Pets United.
    Grace Ashford, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The dividend will be payable on Dec. 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 1.
    Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Vendor booth space is $40, payable by check or via PayPal.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
  • At that point, only 77 percent of the benefits will be payable.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The next dividend is payable on or after May 16 to shareholders of record on April 22.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Checks should be payable to Committee to Support Green Schools.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Bid limit deposit in the form of a cashier's check made payable to Barrett-Jackson only.
    The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Cathy dies at the age of 30 leaving his retirement plan payable to a trust for the benefit of her 35 year old sibling Doug.
    Alan Gassman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Autographed copies of Arnoff’s book will be available at $20 per copy (payable in cash or check only).
    cleveland, 6 May 2022
  • The third baseman and outfielder gets a $7 million signing bonus, payable within 15 days of the signing.
    David Brandt, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • That advance covers two books and is payable in four installments.
    Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The balance is payable prior to shipping, which is not expected until mid-to-late 2022.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The shortfall means that only 91 percent of benefits will be payable.
    Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The company also declared a 30-cent-per-share dividend payable at the end of the current quarter.
    Will Feuer, WSJ, 4 May 2022
  • Venmo, a check payable to Angels on the Avenue or cash is accepted for payment.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Nagy started a new job as an accounts payable specialist.
    Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The value of each bond’s principal is indexed to the CPI, and so increases at the same rate as inflation, though the interest rate payable stays the same.
    Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2021
  • There is a one-time $100 national park entrance fee, payable upon landing at the airport.
    Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
  • But Murdaugh allegedly cut a check in 2012 made payable to Palmetto State Bank, and the man’s family never saw any of the funds.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Will buyers and sellers agree to pay an hourly rate plus expenses, with a retainer to be held in trust and payable whether or not the seller sells or the buyer buys?
    WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The check must be made payable to the charity and can either be mailed directly to the charity or to you for delivery to the charity.
    orlandosentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Donations may be made via mabelmercer.org or by check payable to the Mabel Mercer Foundation.
    Jane Levere, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • How do parents meet the cost of school fees that are typically payable in large lump sums each term, or even upfront at the beginning of the academic year?
    David Prosser, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • In another major change, the rebate cash for new vehicles is now payable up front to the car dealer, so that the purchaser doesn’t have to wait for a check to arrive.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023

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