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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