payable
English meaning: Payable
Definition
(in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
Example
“The cheque is payable to the landlord on the first of the month.”
Another example: “The firm's accounts payable rose sharply over the quarter.”
Usage — When, Where & How
In accounting, usually plural ('accounts payable'), meaning money a business owes to suppliers; as an adjective, due to be paid. Technical, financial register. Contrast with 'receivable' (money owed to you).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'paiable', from 'paier' (to pay), from Latin 'pacare' (to appease); the financial noun sense is modern.
Synonyms
- due
- owing
- collectible
- outstanding
Antonyms / Opposites
- receivable
- paid
Related Words
- receivable
- invoice
- cheque
- prepaid
- taxable
- bearer
- accrued
- annuity
- debit
- liabilities
Common Collocations
- accounts payable
- payable on demand
- payable in full
- amount payable
- payable to
- tax payable
Word Forms
pay (v); payable (adj/n); payables (pl, n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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