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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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Cost is $15 for lunch, payable online.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Breakfast is $5, cash only, payable the day of the event.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
These can include life insurance policies, payable-on-death accounts, retirement accounts, and assets held in trust.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
There is a parking fee, payable only by cash or debit card at meters.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Breakfast is $5, cash only, payable the day of the event.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
These can include life insurance policies, payable-on-death accounts, retirement accounts, and assets held in trust.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
There is a parking fee, payable only by cash or debit card at meters.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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 14 May. 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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