collectible, collectable, payable
(adjective) subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; “a collectible bill”; “a note payable on demand”; “a check payable to John Doe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
payable (comparative more payable, superlative most payable)
Due to be paid.
Able to be paid.
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
payable (countable and uncountable, plural payables)
(in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
(sometimes postpositive) A thing that may be paid.
Source: Wiktionary
Pay"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. payable. Cf. Pacable.]
1. That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due. Drayton. Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest. South.
2. (Law) (a) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value. (b) Matured; now due.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 January 2025
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
