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Definition of payable - 4 dictionary results

pay⋅a⋅ble

  [pey-uh-buhl]
Use payable in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
pay⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, pay⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
pay⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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pay·a·ble   (pā'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Requiring payment on a certain date; due.

  2. Requiring payment to a particular person or entity.

  3. Capable of producing profit: a payable business venture.

n.  Money owed to a creditor. Often used in the plural: tried to balance inventory, payables, and receivables.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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