payable
Syllables: pay·able/ˈpeɪəbl̩/
payable adjective: due to be paid.
Adjective
payable (comparative more payable, superlative most payable)
- Due to be paid.
- Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?
- Synonyms:
- due
- Able to be paid.
- Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
Noun
payable (countable and uncountable, plural payables)
- Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
- Antonyms:
- receivable
- A thing that may be paid.
- […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.2003, Richard Stone, Contract Law Q and A 2003-2004
payable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
payable in Hindi
- payable
- संदेय sandey
payable in Tamil
- கொடு, செலுத்தத்தக்க
payable in Urdu
- قابل ادائیگی
More languagesFewer languages
- payable in Bengali
- অগ্রিম ogrim
- payable in Telugu
- చెల్లించవలసినది, చెల్లించదగినది
- payable in Malayalam
- പണം കൊടുക്കാനുള്ള, കൊടുക്കേണ്ടതായ, ലാഭകരമായ, കൊടുക്കാവുന്ന
- payable in Punjabi
- ਭੁਗਤਾਨਯੋਗ, ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਯੋਗ, ਅਦਾਇਗੀਯੋਗ
- payable in Gujarati
- ચૂકવવાપાત્ર, ચૂકવણીપાત્ર, ચુકવવાપાત્ર
- payable in Odia
- ପରିଶୋଧଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼, ଦେଯ଼ଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼
- payable in Nepali
- भुक्तान योग्य, भुक्तानयोग्य
Examples of payable in a sentence
- I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat.
- When the bond matures, the full face value is payable to its bearer.
- I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable.
Synonyms of payable
Antonyms
Forms of payable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more payable |
| superlative | most payable |
| Noun | |
| plural | payables |
Origin of payable
From pay + -able.
Words formed from payable
Phrases with payable
Questions about payable
- What does payable mean?
- Payable means due to be paid.
- What is payable in Hindi?
- Payable in Hindi is संदेय (sandey). See Payable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is payable?
- Payable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce payable?
- Payable is pronounced /ˈpeɪəbl̩/.
Words near payable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: payable (page history and authors); संदेय (Hindi) (page history and authors); payable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); payable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); payable (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); অগ্রিম (Bengali) (page history and authors); payable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); payable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); payable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); payable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); payable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); payable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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