as in unpaid
not yet paid
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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Recent Examples of payable
If your agreement says commissions or bonuses are payable after separation, the employer must follow that schedule.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 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
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
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payable
Adjective
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Isleton must repay $195,000 to the Employment Development Department for its unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest accrued from June 2017 to September 2013.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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As a result of the funding lapse, thousands of federal employees have been placed on unpaid leave.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Has an outstanding technical skill set.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cinematographer Carlos Catalan has worked on Broadchurch, Dope Girls, Murdered by My Boyfriend and Killing Eve, and production designer Dominic Hyman on The Witcher, The Last Kingdom and earned an Emmy for outstanding art direction on HBO’s The Pacific.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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