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payable

/ˈpeɪəbl̩/

adjective more payable · most payable

Due to be paid. Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?
Similar: due
Able to be paid.
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

noun payables

countable, in plural, uncountable Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
Opposite: receivable
countable, postpositional, sometimes, uncountable A thing that may be paid. […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: due, owed, collectable, collectible, paying, defray, repayable, receivable, compensable, reimbursable, compensation, owing, owe, payment, pay, buy

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adj 1. Due to be paid.

Español	pagadero

adj 2. Able to be paid.

Español	pagable, pagadero

adj 3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

Español	pagador
Deutsch	rentabel

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@misc{payable_2026,
  title = {payable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/payable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}