PAYABLE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

payable

adjective

ˈpā-ə-bəl

Definition of payable

as in unpaid

not yet paid keep the bills payable separate from the receipts

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Recent Examples of payable The trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may run out in the fourth quarter of 2032, when 78% of benefits would be payable, Social Security's trustees projected in an annual report released in June. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 It was expanded to apply to all player movements where compensation is payable, rather than just category one players’ movements. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 International patients can identify every cost that remains payable if medical findings change the original plan. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Personality stakeholders will receive another $2 million on the first anniversary of closing, payable in up to 1 million WildBrain shares with any balance in cash. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payable

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Eighty-one people with unpaid bills were arrested, and patients’ wages and bank accounts were garnished.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Lawsuits over unpaid debt Public records from Mecklenburg District Court show the McGregors faced multiple lawsuits over unpaid debts and a nearly six-figure tax lien from the IRS.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpaid

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Widespread discourse about the former rural doctor’s habit of suing patients over unpaid medical bills primed the internet to take notice when Marshall was confronted with an outstanding bill of his own in a Facebook post that quickly went viral.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Hartbower had an outstanding felony arrest warrant on an assault charge out of Yuba City, in neighboring Sutter County, and was on post-release community supervision in Yuba County, police said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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