as in unpaid
not yet paid
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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Recent Examples of payable
The dividend is payable on June 27, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 13, 2025.
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The dividend is set to be payable on May 28 to shareholders of record as of May 19.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
The company has raised funds through the issuance of convertible debentures and notes payable, with net proceeds of $2,305,000 used to support its data center development.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
In 2024, the trustees projected the trust fund used to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033, when 79% of benefits will be payable.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The dividend is set to be payable on May 28 to shareholders of record as of May 19.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
The company has raised funds through the issuance of convertible debentures and notes payable, with net proceeds of $2,305,000 used to support its data center development.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
In 2024, the trustees projected the trust fund used to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033, when 79% of benefits will be payable.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payable
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In some cases, lawyers said students had their legal statuses altered for minor traffic violations, such as unpaid parking tickets.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The unpaid toll messages are part of a group of scams, known as smishing scams, that target victims with text messages seeking to convince them to click a malicious link or provide sensitive information.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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That’s the number of borrowers with outstanding federal student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Education.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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At the March 3 hearing, attorneys representing Moreno and Escobar agreed Escobar’s 401k, through Major League Baseball, would be used to pay his outstanding debt.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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