According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PAYABLE
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
Etymology
Adjective
payable (comparative more payable, superlative most payable)
Due to be paid.
Able to be paid.
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
Noun
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
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