payable C2+ Topic:Business & Commerce US /ˈpeɪəbl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #29092 Meanings 1 noun a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit The problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency. 2 adj Due to be paid. Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees? 3 noun A thing that may be paid. […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so. 4 adj subject to or requiring payment especially as specified Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a liability account showing... account payable 4 adj · subject to or requiring... collectable Word family Derived forms payablenessprepayableunpayable Related forms payabilitypayably Etymology From pay + -able. Topics Business & Commerce External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # payable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪəbl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 29092 ## Meanings 1. a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit 2. Due to be paid. 3. A thing that may be paid. 4. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified ## Examples - The problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency. - Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees? - […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so. ## Derived Forms - payableness - prepayable - unpayable ## Related Forms - payability - payably ## Etymology From pay + -able. ## Topics - Business & Commerce markdown