payable
Translation
payable, due
Examples
The invoice is payable within thirty days.
The invoice is payable within thirty days.
Make the check payable to the company.
Make the cheque payable to the company.
Grammar Patterns
payable ((within a time)) due within a certain period The full amount is payable within 60 days.
payable ((to sb./sth.)) to be paid to a specific person or entity The check was made payable to 'Cash'.
Similar Words
due, outstanding; Antonyms: receivable
Etymology
From 'pay' + the suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be'. So, 'able to be paid' or 'required to be paid'.
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'pay' + 'able'. If a bill is 'payable', you are 'able' to 'pay' it (and you must!).