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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 Padres have added five free agents this winter — all in the past two weeks — for a total of $8.5 million in money payable this season.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
When the Social Security Fairness Act was first introduced in 2023, the bill called for the changes to go into effect starting with benefits payable for January 2024.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Cost of revenues for the period was $200,000, attributed to manufacturing costs and royalties payable to the European Investment Bank.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
The Fubo-Hulu merger is expected to close by April 2026, with a $50 million termination fee from Fubo and a $150 million fee from Hulu payable under certain circumstances if the deal falls apart.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
When the Social Security Fairness Act was first introduced in 2023, the bill called for the changes to go into effect starting with benefits payable for January 2024.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Cost of revenues for the period was $200,000, attributed to manufacturing costs and royalties payable to the European Investment Bank.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
The Fubo-Hulu merger is expected to close by April 2026, with a $50 million termination fee from Fubo and a $150 million fee from Hulu payable under certain circumstances if the deal falls apart.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl 
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
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