as in unpaid
not yet paid keep the bills payable separate from the receipts

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Recent Examples of payable 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 Some $45 million of the sum is payable to Gemfields by SMG Capital on completion of the sale by the end of August, while the remaining $5 million will go to Gemfields by way of quarterly royalty payments at a rate of 8 percent of Fabergé’s revenue. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025 One approach could be adding new diseases and illnesses to the government table of payable injuries. Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for payable
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Adjective
  • In another lawsuit, a diamond and fine jewelry manufacturer — Champion Force Industrial Limited — alleges that Ferder, before leaving Lugano, racked up more than $50 million in unpaid goods.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Miran plans to take an unpaid leave of absence from his advisory role at the White House.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Herbert is playing outstanding football, and while their running game has been very pedestrian, their air attack is looking good.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The 6-foot-3 left-hander has been outstanding, completing 71 of 106 passes for 772 yards and six touchdowns with one interception.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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