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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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In other words, all money will be due and payable starting AUGUST 1, 2025 — No extensions will be granted.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Admission is $10, payable at the gate, with free entry for museum members and children ages 12 and younger.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
Per the documents, the actor is also requesting spousal or domestic partner support payable to himself, and requesting the termination of the court's ability to award support to Apollinaare, who is a singer-songwriter.
—Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 24 June 2025
Manchester United's net transfer debt has ballooned Transfer fee instalments payable less transfer fee instalments receivable
Line chart of Manchester United's net transfer debt showing overall debt and debt due within a year, both of which have grown significantly since June 2021.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Admission is $10, payable at the gate, with free entry for museum members and children ages 12 and younger.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
Per the documents, the actor is also requesting spousal or domestic partner support payable to himself, and requesting the termination of the court's ability to award support to Apollinaare, who is a singer-songwriter.
—Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 24 June 2025
Manchester United's net transfer debt has ballooned Transfer fee instalments payable less transfer fee instalments receivable
Line chart of Manchester United's net transfer debt showing overall debt and debt due within a year, both of which have grown significantly since June 2021.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 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 20 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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