payable
gb/pˈeɪəbəl/ us/pˈeɪəbəl/
B2
Kiingereza
~ 5800
Maana
maana 0
adjective
formal
B2
property
1
due to be paid
Used when money must be paid now or on a certain date.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[amount] is payable [by/on date]
Kosa la kawaida:
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."
Visawe
due (Very close in meaning, but more general and frequent in everyday speech, not limited to money.)
|
owing (Emphasizes that the money is still not paid, often used in informal or neutral contexts.)
Vinyume
paid (Describes money or a bill that has already been settled, so it is no longer payable.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
amounts payable
|tax payable
|interest payable
|payable within 30 days
|payable by the end of the month
|payable on delivery
Mada
business
|finance
|law
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
make [check/payment] payable to [someone]
Kosa la kawaida:
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."
Visawe
made out to (A common everyday phrase with almost the same meaning, mainly used for checks and similar payments.)
Vinyume
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.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
make checks payable to
|payable to the order of
|payable to the company
|payable to the landlord
|cheques payable to [name]
Mada
business
|finance
|law
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[job/project] is (not) payable
Visawe
profitable (The common modern word; used much more often than this rare sense of "payable.")
Vinyume
unprofitable (Describes work or activity that does not bring in enough money to cover costs or effort, the opposite of this sense of "payable."}],)
Miunganiko ya maneno
not very payable
|scarcely payable
|hardly payable
|a payable proposition
Mada
business
|work
|finance
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
payable
IPA
GB/pˈeɪəbəl/
US/pˈeɪəbəl/
Silabi na mkazo
pay - able (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (pay)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: payable
Familia ya neno
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.