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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Some families had to go without benefits for several days this month, Haynes said, and many federal workers in the Sacramento region are going unpaid in a season when the demand for food assistance always soars.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered a reduction in flights due to stress on unpaid air traffic controllers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Before his arrival at the jail, MacDonald was stopped in connection with a criminal mischief investigation and arrested on an outstanding warrant, according to River Oaks police Deputy Chief Eric Perkins.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated November 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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While their records are not outstanding at the halfway point of the season, both are solid favorites to reach the playoffs.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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