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payable
What does payable mean?
payable (adjective): subject to or requiring payment especially as specified.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use payable in a sentence?
- A note payable on demand. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce payable?
/ˈpeɪəbl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does payable come from?
From pay + -able.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of payable?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “payable” mean?
devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant
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subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
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having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
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of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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Which word is closest in meaning to “payable”?
significant
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collectible
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independent
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appropriate
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