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: that may, can, or must be paid
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Examples of payable in a Sentence
She charges her patients $3,000, payable in installments.
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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The liabilities include accounts payable to related parties, a director loan, and a note payable.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on October 10 that benefits payable for 2025 would be boosted by 2.5 percent—considerably less than the preceding two years.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In March, Guess polished off its fiscal 2024 by announcing a massive $2.25-per-share special dividend, payable in April, that added a wild 13 points to its already generous regular payout, for a total annual yield of 20%.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The dividend is payable in cash on December 27, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 13, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on October 10 that benefits payable for 2025 would be boosted by 2.5 percent—considerably less than the preceding two years.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In March, Guess polished off its fiscal 2024 by announcing a massive $2.25-per-share special dividend, payable in April, that added a wild 13 points to its already generous regular payout, for a total annual yield of 20%.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The dividend is payable in cash on December 27, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 13, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl 
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
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