adj
Meaning 1
Due to be paid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
payable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Able to be paid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: receivable
noun
Meaning 5
A thing that may be paid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, postpositional, sometimes, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a collectible bill
- a note payable on demand
- a check payable to John Doe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collectible, collectable
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: account payable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indebtedness, liability, financial obligation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: рентабилен (rentabilen) — 3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
- Esperanto: pagenda — 3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
- German: rentabel — 3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.