payable — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Due to be paid.

   Synonyms

   due

   Examples

   Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?

2. Able to be paid.

3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

Noun

1. Debts owed by a business; liabilities.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • in-plural
   • Uncountable

   Antonyms

   receivable

2. A thing that may be paid.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • postpositional
   • sometimes
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.

Adjective

1. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

   Synonyms

   collectiblecollectable

   Examples

   a collectible bill

   a note payable on demand

   More examples (1)

   a check payable to John Doe

Noun

1. a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit

   Synonyms

   account payable

   Broader terms

   indebtednessliabilityfinancial obligation

   Examples

   the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency