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payable - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'payable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Payable [ a.]
- That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.
- That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
- Matured; now due.

Meaning of 'payable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . payable [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
Example in sentence:
  • the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency
2 . payable [ s]
Meaning (2):
- subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Example in sentence:
  • a check payable to John Doe;
  • a collectible bill;
  • a note payable on demand