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pay⋅a⋅ble

[pey-uh-buhl]
–adjective
1. to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.
2. capable of being or liable to be paid.
3. profitable.
4. Law. imposing an immediate obligation on the debtor.
–noun
5. an amount, bill, etc., that is to be paid.
6. payables, the accounts payable of a business: Payables are now handled by our computer.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see pay 1 , -able


pay⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, pay⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
pay⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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Financial Dictionary

payable

That which is owed to another party as a debt.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pay·able
Function: adjective
: that may, can, or must be paid
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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