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payable.

Due to be paid.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpeɪəbl̩/

  1. Due 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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.

noun/ˈpeɪəbl̩/

  1. Debts owed by a business; liabilities.

    countable · in-plural · uncountable

  2. A thing that may be paid.

    countable · postpositional · sometimes · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able.

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