Antonyms for payable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pey-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ ə bəl


Definition of payable

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to be paid," from pay (v.) + -able or from Old French paiable.
  • adj to be paid
Example sentences :
  • Endorse this cheque 'Jane Meredith' and make it payable to me personally.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • This dividend was payable in capital stock and was equal to 30 per cent.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • Them checks was payable to "Bearer," you remember, so I give 'em to him.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • This work is sold to subscribers only, payable on delivery of each volume.
  • Extract from : « The Electoral Votes of 1876 » by David Dudley Field
  • He knew that in that case he would not wish to pay the debt in the only way in which it would be payable.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • It was his own demand note, payable to John Starkweather and endorsed by him to Mirabelle.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • Sir Francis answered that debts won by dead men were not payable.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • That the subscription be two shillings a term, payable in advance.
  • Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • The tax was light, but payable in money, of which there was little or none.
  • Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
  • When no place is specified the note is payable at the maker's place of business or at his residence.
  • Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various

Synonyms for payable

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