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Webster 1913 Edition

Payable

Pay′a-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
payable
. Cf.
Pacable
.]
1.
That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.
Drayton.
Thanks are a tribute
payable
by the poorest.
South.
2.
(Law)
(a)
That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
(b)
Matured; now due.

Webster 1828 Edition

Payable

PA'YABLE

,
Adj.
That may or ought to be paid. In general, money is payable as soon as it is due, or at the time payment is stipulated,or at the expiration of the credit; but by the usage of merchants, three or more days of grace are allowed to the debtor, and a note due at the day when payment is promised,is not payable till the expiration of the days of grace.
1.
That can be paid; that there is power to pay.
Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest.

Definition 2024

payable

payable

English

Noun

payable ‎(countable and uncountable, plural payables)

  1. (plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
  2. (sometimes postpositive) A thing that may be paid.

Adjective

payable ‎(comparative more payable, superlative most payable)

  1. That which is to be paid.
    Is value added tax payable on planning application fees?
  2. Able to be paid.
  3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

Derived terms

Etymology

From pay + -able

Pronunciation

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