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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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The ballot question will ask voters to increase the district’s general revenue by $1,073 per pupil for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Social Security benefits would increase beginning with December benefits, which are payable January 2026.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
If your agreement says commissions or bonuses are payable after separation, the employer must follow that schedule.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
The dividend is payable on September 25, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2025.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Social Security benefits would increase beginning with December benefits, which are payable January 2026.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
If your agreement says commissions or bonuses are payable after separation, the employer must follow that schedule.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
The dividend is payable on September 25, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2025.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl 
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
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