payable

adjective

pay·​able ˈpā-ə-bəl 

1

: that may, can, or must be paid

2

: profitable

Synonyms

• outstanding
• overdue
• owed
• owing
• unpaid
• unsettled

Examples of payable in a Sentence

She charges her patients $3,000, payable in installments.

keep the bills payable separate from the receipts

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the pension plan was projected to become insolvent and run out of money in 2034, with benefits cut by roughly 50 percent below the amount payable under the terms of the plan. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 July 2024

Interest in arrears resulting from the original debentures remains payable in cash or may be settled through the issuance of units of the Company at $0.05 per unit. —Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024

She’s set to receive a cash signing bonus of $1.5 million—half payable on her six-month anniversary and half on her one-year anniversary. —Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 June 2024

Amnesty cases include all payable parking tickets, traffic civil infractions and other non-traffic civil infractions. —Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing payable

• account payable

Kids Definition

payable

adjective

pay·​able ˈpā-ə-bəl 

: that may, can, or must be paid

accounts payable

Legal Definition

payable

adjective

pay·​able

: that may, can, or must be paid