as in unpaid
not yet paid
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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Recent Examples of payable
Checks can be made payable to Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee with a memo line of AES Families Support Funds.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
The agreement is valued at 4 billion euros, payable in cash at the closing, which is expected to take place in the first half of 2026.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 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
My maximum amount payable on unemployment is $13,104.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
The agreement is valued at 4 billion euros, payable in cash at the closing, which is expected to take place in the first half of 2026.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 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
My maximum amount payable on unemployment is $13,104.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payable
Adjective
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This year, the actor Jonathan Bailey was named to the honorary unpaid position.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mochen claimed, and text messages from Kaliyev appear to confirm to the Post, that Kaliyev was even barred from practices over the unpaid debts.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Each year, the New York Public Library honors several distinguished individuals for outstanding achievements in their respective fields of arts, culture, letters and scholarship by naming them Library Lions.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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King Charles hosted the event, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the community.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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