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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 dividend is payable on September 25, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2025.
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Everton have paid Southampton an initial £35million to bring the 19-year-old to Merseyside, with a potential further £5m payable in add-ons.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Social Security benefits would increase beginning with December benefits, which are payable January 2026.
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Everton have paid Southampton an initial £35million to bring the 19-year-old to Merseyside, with a potential further £5m payable in add-ons.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Social Security benefits would increase beginning with December benefits, which are payable January 2026.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Amica Life Insurance Learn More Cost The best way to estimate your costs is to request a quote
App available
Yes
Policy highlights
Amica offers four straightforward life insurance options — a level term life insurance, and whole life insurance policies payable for 20 years or until ages 65 or 100.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 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 9 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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