Payable

Pronunciation

Origin

From pay + -able

Full definition of payable

Noun

1. (plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
2. A thing that may be paid.

Adjective

1. That which is to be paid.Is value added tax payable on planning application fees?
2. Able to be paid.
3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

Derived terms

• payability
• payably