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unpayable

unpayable adjective: that cannot be paid.

Adjective

unpayable (not comparable)

  1. That cannot be paid.
  2. Of a mine etc.: not able to yield profit; unprofitable.

Origin of unpayable

From un- + payable.

Words formed from unpayable

Questions about unpayable

What does unpayable mean?
Unpayable means that cannot be paid.
What part of speech is unpayable?
Unpayable is an adjective.

Words near unpayable in the dictionary

  1. unpawned
  2. unpawning
  3. unpawns
  4. unpay
  5. unpayability
  6. unpayable
  7. unpayableness
  8. unpayably
  9. unpayed
  10. unpaying
  11. unpays

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