payable
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪəbl̩/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.
- Due to be paid.
“Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?”
- Able to be paid.
- Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.
- Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
- A thing that may be paid.
“[…] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.”