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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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With a checkSend a check payable to Rancho Santa Fe Seniors, Inc to our Post Office box.
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The district’s website lists Ellis as the person designated to receive paper checks — payable to an Alexandria, Virginia, group called the Article III Foundation — to help cover the district’s legal costs.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Another $300 million will be payable based on Industry Ventures’ future performance through 2030.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
My maximum amount payable on unemployment is $13,104.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The district’s website lists Ellis as the person designated to receive paper checks — payable to an Alexandria, Virginia, group called the Article III Foundation — to help cover the district’s legal costs.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Another $300 million will be payable based on Industry Ventures’ future performance through 2030.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
My maximum amount payable on unemployment is $13,104.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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