Payable

Payable
Payable Pay"a*ble, a. [Cf. F. payable. Cf. {Pacable}.] 1. That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest. --South. [1913 Webster]

2. (Law) (a) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value. (b) Matured; now due. [1913 Webster]


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  • payable — [ pɛjabl ] adj. • 1481 paiavle « qui satisfait; de bonne qualité » 1255; de payer ♦ Qui doit être payé (dans certaines conditions de temps, de lieu, etc.). Payable en argent, en nature, en espèces, par chèque. ⇒ réglable. Objet payable en douze… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • payable — pay·able adj: that may, can, or must be paid Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. payable I …   Law dictionary

  • payable — Payable. s. m. v. Qui doit estre payé en certain temps. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant de l escheance des termes où l on doit payer. Une lettre de change payable à veüe. ce billet là n est payable qu à Noël. il est convenu de luy donner une… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • payable — [pā′ə bəl] adj. 1. that can be paid 2. that is to be paid (on a specified date); due 3. that is or can be profitable, as a mine or business venture n. [pl.] accounts payable …   English World dictionary

  • payable — (adj.) late 14c., to be paid, from PAY (Cf. pay) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able) …   Etymology dictionary

  • payable — [adj] to be paid due, mature, maturing, obligatory, outstanding, overdue, owed, owing, receivable, unpaid, unsettled; concept 334 Ant. paid, settled …   New thesaurus

  • payable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) that must be paid. 2) able to be paid …   English terms dictionary

  • payable — ready to be paid. Glossary of Business Terms * * * payable pay‧a‧ble [ˈpeɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] 1. ACCOUNTING a bill, debt etc that is payable must be paid, often by a certain date: • Shareholders will receive a final dividend of… …   Financial and business terms

  • payable — Capable of being paid; suitable to be paid; admitting or demanding payment; justly due; legally enforceable. A sum of money is said to be payable when a person is under an obligation to pay it. Payable may therefore signify an obligation to pay… …   Black's law dictionary

  • PAYABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui doit être payé à certains termes ou à certaines personnes. Une lettre de change payable à vue, payable à jour préfix ou à jour nommé, payable à tant de jours de vue, payable à une ou à plusieurs usances, payable par corps …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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