payable
gb/pˈeɪəbəl/ us/pˈeɪəbəl/
B2
Inglês
~ 5800
Aceções
0 aceções
adjective
formal
B2
property
1
due to be paid
Used when money must be paid now or on a certain date.
Padrão de uso:
[amount] is payable [by/on date]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "payable" with "affordable". "Payable" means the money must be paid (it is due), not that you have enough money to pay it. Another mistake is using it as a verb (e.g., *I payable the bill*). Instead, say "I pay the bill" or "The bill is payable."
Sinónimos
due (Very close in meaning, but more general and frequent in everyday speech, not limited to money.)
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owing (Emphasizes that the money is still not paid, often used in informal or neutral contexts.)
Antónimos
paid (Describes money or a bill that has already been settled, so it is no longer payable.)
Colocações
amounts payable
|tax payable
|interest payable
|payable within 30 days
|payable by the end of the month
|payable on delivery
Temas
business
|finance
|law
Exemplos
- The invoice is payable within 30 days of receipt.
- A fee of $50 is payable on registration.
- Any outstanding balance will be payable in full at the end of the contract.
- The tax becomes payable once your income exceeds this threshold.
- Compensation is payable only if the claim is approved.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The bill is payable on Friday.
- Rent is payable on the first day of each month.
- A small fee is payable when you apply for the visa.
- These charges are payable at the airport.
- The total amount is payable in cash or by card.
adjective
formal
C1
relation
2
stating who receives payment
Used to say who should get the money when you write a cheque or make a payment.
Padrão de uso:
make [check/payment] payable to [someone]
Erro comum:
Learners may say *make the check to John* instead of the more precise business phrase "make the check payable to John." They may also put the name in the wrong place in writing, instead of after the phrase "payable to."
Sinónimos
made out to (A common everyday phrase with almost the same meaning, mainly used for checks and similar payments.)
Antónimos
to bearer (On financial documents, indicates that payment goes to whoever holds the document, not to a named person, which contrasts with naming someone as payable.)
Colocações
make checks payable to
|payable to the order of
|payable to the company
|payable to the landlord
|cheques payable to [name]
Temas
business
|finance
|law
Exemplos
- Please make all checks payable to Greenfield Consulting Ltd.
- The money order is payable to the landlord named on the lease.
- Scholarship funds are payable to the university on the student’s behalf.
- This draft is payable to the order of the exporter.
- The document clearly states that the fee is payable to the local council.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Please make the check payable to my school.
- All checks are payable to the company.
- The ticket is payable to the travel agent.
- Your rent should be payable to your landlord.
- The form says the fee is payable to the city office.
adjective
literary
property
3
financially worthwhile or profitable
(Rare) Bringing in enough money to make the work or cost worth it.
Padrão de uso:
[job/project] is (not) payable
Sinónimos
profitable (The common modern word; used much more often than this rare sense of "payable.")
Antónimos
unprofitable (Describes work or activity that does not bring in enough money to cover costs or effort, the opposite of this sense of "payable."}],)
Colocações
not very payable
|scarcely payable
|hardly payable
|a payable proposition
Temas
business
|work
|finance
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
payable
IPA
GB/pˈeɪəbəl/
US/pˈeɪəbəl/
Sílabas e acento
pay - able (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (pay)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: payable
Família de palavras
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