payable
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Debts owed by a businessDebts owed by a business; liabilities.
/ˈpeɪəbl̩/
» The total amount is payable on delivery.
Objectivesea · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
(countable, postpositional, sometimes, uncountable)A thing that may be paid.
More definitions
- a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
Examples
4 sentencesThe total amount is payable on delivery.
This check is payable to the bearer.
deDieser Scheck ist auszahlbar an den Überbringer. — Tamy
The amount payable on the electricity bill was low.
Checks should be made payable to the ABC Company.
Forms
plural: payablesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit:account payable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable