Associations to the word «Payable»

Wiktionary

PAYABLE, noun. (plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
PAYABLE, noun. A thing that may be paid.
PAYABLE, adjective. That which is to be paid.
PAYABLE, adjective. Able to be paid.
PAYABLE, adjective. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

Dictionary definition

PAYABLE, noun. A liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency".
PAYABLE, adjective. Subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats