Used in a Sentence

payable

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for payable.

Editorial note

With your risk profile, the interest rate will be 99%, payable as soon as the credit is given, before you leave the room.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Due to be paid.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of payable gathered in one view.

adjective

Due to be paid.

adjective

Able to be paid.

adjective

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for payable.

Example sentences

1

With your risk profile, the interest rate will be 99%, payable as soon as the credit is given, before you leave the room.

2

The bank has an asset of $1000 cash and a liability of $1000 deposit payable to me.

3

However their debt would still be payable in Euro and the new currency would have a terrible exchange course.

4

This post[0] in the Dropbox forum points out that Dropbox is suspected of the intention to minimize tax payable.

5

The bank has an asset of $100 cash and another asset of $900 of Jimmy's debt, payable to the bank.

6

It it's important that the project go forward they can talk to their accounts payable person.

7

Of the bank's $1000 in assets, 1/4 must be hard cash and the rest can be debts payable to the bank.

8

They offered a compensation in the forms of treasure bonds, payable in 20 years.

9

Retainer payable against final invoice is even better, then you're never upside down.

10

But then, you'd do a monthly payable run and a few days later you'd enter a big payroll with the monthly expense reimbursements.

11

I created a incorporated company, and a business bank account, and they send me a check payable to my company.

12

If these companies are large enough to have accounts payable departments, it's often standard to keep onto company money for as long as possible.

Quote examples

1

Instead of "You'll have to talk to accounts payable about that." it becomes, "Crap, my project is going to slip, I better walk over to accounts payable and get this straightened out."

2

British Airways is also notorious for applying "fuel surcharge" fees (payable in cash only) to mileage award tickets, running into the hundreds-of-dollars range when redeeming miles for business-class or first-class tickets.

3

All hours that have been completed up until the milestone reached will be payable once we reach that particular milestone or every two weeks, whichever is sooner."..or something to that effect.

Proper noun examples

1

If my company were larger than just myself, that bill would have gone to Accounts Payable, with a good chance that it would get paid.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use payable in a sentence?

With your risk profile, the interest rate will be 99%, payable as soon as the credit is given, before you leave the room.

What does payable mean?

Due to be paid.

What part of speech is payable?

payable is commonly used as adjective, noun.