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.
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.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see pay1, -able

pay·a·bil·i·ty, pay·a·ble·ness, noun
pay·a·bly, adverb
un·pay·a·ble, adjective
un·pay·a·bly, adverb
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payable (ˈpeɪəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (often foll by on) to be paid: payable on the third of each month
2.  that is capable of being paid
3.  capable of being profitable
4.  (of a debt) imposing an obligation on the debtor to pay, esp at once

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Example sentences
According to accounts payable they didn't even get the lease.
That's a whole lot more interesting than accounts payable.
The balance will be payable only if the trusts make a minimum return on equity
  for a set period.
The charge will be added to the patient's income tax payable.
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