as in unpaid
not yet paid
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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Recent Examples of payable
The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 9, 2026.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Cost is $15 for lunch, payable online.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Breakfast is $5, cash only, payable the day of the event.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
These can include life insurance policies, payable-on-death accounts, retirement accounts, and assets held in trust.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
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David Moin, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Cost is $15 for lunch, payable online.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Breakfast is $5, cash only, payable the day of the event.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
These can include life insurance policies, payable-on-death accounts, retirement accounts, and assets held in trust.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for payable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payable
Adjective
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In a breach-of-lease complaint filed in Superior Court, Hackman said Erewhon is liable for more than $275,000 in unpaid rent and legal fees.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The earlier one is a showcase for Aidy Bryant, but Keaton takes center stage in this kid’s-show sendup, where it’s gradually revealed that the magical world the childlike host has created for himself has sinister undertones (as well as unpaid bills).—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Contrary to their sides of years past, this iteration of PSG are physically outstanding — and Luis Enrique rotates his players in the less-demanding and smaller (18 teams to the Premier League’s 20) Ligue 1 to ensure that.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Two additional outstanding narrator wins followed in 2019 for Our Planet, Netflix’s first-ever nature doc, and in 2020 for the BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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