as in unpaid
not yet paid
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
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Recent Examples of payable
Another $300 million will be payable based on Industry Ventures’ future performance through 2030.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
My maximum amount payable on unemployment is $13,104.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
The dividend is payable October 27, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2025.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The ballot question will ask voters to increase the district’s general revenue by $1,073 per pupil for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
My maximum amount payable on unemployment is $13,104.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
The dividend is payable October 27, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2025.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The ballot question will ask voters to increase the district’s general revenue by $1,073 per pupil for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payable
Adjective
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But he’s also been sued for unpaid bills, in recent years, by his Detroit apartment’s landlord, a dentist, and his barber.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an allegation that ties together the suit’s claims of unpaid royalties and unregulated shooting conditions, the suit claims that the defendants have profited from merchandise depicting Corcoran’s nude body.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The program curriculum includes contemporary case studies and experiential learning that helps students to develop strong analytical skills to become outstanding intelligence professionals.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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His journey from nervous child with an abusive father to an outstanding professional baseball player who was the MVP in 1971, and as a manager who was fired three times before taking the helm as the Yankees manager.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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