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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 company continues to be dependent on financing through related party promissory notes, with a total of $595,000 in notes payable to related parties as of January 31, 2025.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The filing details various financial agreements, including notes payable and prepayment agreements with legacy stockholders and customers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
In late February, the company announced a special dividend of $2 a share , payable on March 28.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
In both cases, make sure your 401(k) provider makes the check payable to the provider and sends it directly to them, rather than to you.
—CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The filing details various financial agreements, including notes payable and prepayment agreements with legacy stockholders and customers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
In late February, the company announced a special dividend of $2 a share , payable on March 28.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
In both cases, make sure your 401(k) provider makes the check payable to the provider and sends it directly to them, rather than to you.
—CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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