1
: that may, can, or must be paid
2
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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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The company's income is typically payable to the British royal, or Duke of Cornwall, overseeing its operations.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Cost is $42, payable via check or cash at check-in.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The royalty fees payable to Starbucks proposed during the bidding process were above what several other bidders were prepared to pay, according to two people familiar with the matter.
—Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
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 22 Jan. 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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