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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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At that time, 81% of scheduled benefits would still be payable, as payroll tax contributions into the program continue.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Park entrance fees start at $10, or $15 for non-Nevada vehicles, and are payable by cash only.
—Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
The dividend is payable to shareholders on July 11 with a record date of June 27.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The cost is $600, payable within four days of registration.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Park entrance fees start at $10, or $15 for non-Nevada vehicles, and are payable by cash only.
—Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
The dividend is payable to shareholders on July 11 with a record date of June 27.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The cost is $600, payable within four days of registration.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for payable
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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