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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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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
For example, Durst cites an account for a music video from Limp Bizkit’s fourth LP that showed a six-figure payable balance by the second quarter of 2022.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
Here are some quick wins for rapid cash impact and better design for broader business transformation:
1. Find hidden value in accounts receivable and payable.
—Kerry Brown, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
At that point, it is expected that 79% of those benefits will be payable.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
For example, Durst cites an account for a music video from Limp Bizkit’s fourth LP that showed a six-figure payable balance by the second quarter of 2022.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
Here are some quick wins for rapid cash impact and better design for broader business transformation:
1. Find hidden value in accounts receivable and payable.
—Kerry Brown, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
At that point, it is expected that 79% of those benefits will be payable.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for payable
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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