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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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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.
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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
Recently, the company announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and declared a dividend of 48 cents per share for the first quarter, payable on March 31.
—CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
The legal filing alleges that from 2018 to 2025, the brothers enriched themselves by falsely inflating invoices for accounts receivable and payable, falsifying financial statements and hiding substantial liabilities from lenders, among other practices.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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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
Recently, the company announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and declared a dividend of 48 cents per share for the first quarter, payable on March 31.
—CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
The legal filing alleges that from 2018 to 2025, the brothers enriched themselves by falsely inflating invoices for accounts receivable and payable, falsifying financial statements and hiding substantial liabilities from lenders, among other practices.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Jan. 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 3 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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