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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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Coca-Cola lifted its quarterly payout by 4% to 53 cents per share, payable April 1 to shareholders of record as of March 13.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The National Union of Students and The Times have also called for an end to the freeze, along with cuts to the Plan 2 interest rate and a cap on the total amount of interest payable.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Paramount agreed to a regulatory termination fee of $7 billion payable to WBD in the event the transaction does not close due to regulatory issues.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
According to the lawsuit, Sorsby signed an NIL agreement in July 2025 covering the 2025 and ’26 seasons and that there would be a $1 million buyout if Sorsby transferred, payable within 30 days.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The National Union of Students and The Times have also called for an end to the freeze, along with cuts to the Plan 2 interest rate and a cap on the total amount of interest payable.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Paramount agreed to a regulatory termination fee of $7 billion payable to WBD in the event the transaction does not close due to regulatory issues.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
According to the lawsuit, Sorsby signed an NIL agreement in July 2025 covering the 2025 and ’26 seasons and that there would be a $1 million buyout if Sorsby transferred, payable within 30 days.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl 
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
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