payable

adjective

ˈpā-ə-bəl How to pronounce payable (audio)
Definition of payablenext
as in unpaid
not yet paid keep the bills payable separate from the receipts

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Recent Examples of payable At that time, 78% of those benefits would be payable, unless Congress comes up with a solution. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 Shortly after, the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority imposed a $3 parking fee, payable only in cash, to fund park maintenance. — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 During its blockade of the Strait, Iran had charged only $1-2 million per ship, payable in crypto. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026 According to prosecutors, Jackson allegedly wrote 153 checks from the after-school program's payable account to herself totaling around $77,000 between 2018 and 2024. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for payable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payable
  1. unpaid
  2. outstanding
Adjective
  • The unpaid bills that Marshall sought to collect ranged from several thousand dollars to $101, according to the report.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The former mayor’s lawyer and longtime confidant Bob Costello, who’s trying to help him get his law licenses back — and whose firm sued him in 2023 for $1 million in unpaid legal bills — came to Giuliani’s defense.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of unpaid
Adjective
  • The performances are first-rate across the board, with Bell and Jarvis outstanding as the lead conspirators.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The decades-old winery is now facing a foreclosure sale to cover a $37-million outstanding loan, according to the Press Democrat.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of outstanding

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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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