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

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Recent Examples of payable Checks payable to the Ramona Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Fund may be mailed to the chamber office. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 The dividend of $0.96 is payable on September 10, 2025, to shareholders of record on August 26, 2025. Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Sage shareholders would receive $8.50 a share in cash and a non-tradable contingent value right payable upon certain specific milestones worth up to $3.50 per share. Pia Singh, CNBC, 16 June 2025 After more than two years of stonewalling, the city of Orlando has agreed to a $300,000 legal settlement — the maximum payable under Florida law — in the case of a young mother who perished in a 2023 car crash linked to an improper high-speed police chase. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for payable
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Adjective
  • Your peace and power are worth more than any unpaid invoice.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The unpaid taxes had previously ranged from $394,000 to $565,000, according to public records.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • The film had an outstanding run at the box office, opening with a record-breaking $183 million Memorial Day weekend debut.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Straight out of the Chris Jones playbook, Banks uses his length to create movement, and his effort from the backside is outstanding.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 22 July 2025

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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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