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: that may, can, or must be paid
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Examples of payable in a Sentence
She charges her patients $3,000, payable in installments.
keep the bills payable separate from the receipts
Recent Examples on the Web
The dividend will be payable to stockholders at the end of the April, the bank said at the time.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The dividend is payable on April 22, 2024, to shareholders of record as of April 8, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The company also plans to buy back up to $3 billion of its stock in fiscal 2024 and declared a cash dividend of 45 cents per share payable to shareholders in July.
—Barbara Ortutay, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
In addition, Meta’s board declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share of outstanding common stock payable on March 26, 2024.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
The Board of Directors of McCormick declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share on its common stocks, payable April 22, 2024 to shareholders of record April 8, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Ford declared first-quarter regular and supplemental dividends of 15 cents per share and 18 cents per share, respectively, payable March 1 to shareholders of record on Feb. 16.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
The dividend is payable on 3/12 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 2/16.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The dividend is payable on April 22, 2024, to shareholders of record as of April 8, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The company also plans to buy back up to $3 billion of its stock in fiscal 2024 and declared a cash dividend of 45 cents per share payable to shareholders in July.
—Barbara Ortutay, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
In addition, Meta’s board declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share of outstanding common stock payable on March 26, 2024.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
The Board of Directors of McCormick declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share on its common stocks, payable April 22, 2024 to shareholders of record April 8, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Ford declared first-quarter regular and supplemental dividends of 15 cents per share and 18 cents per share, respectively, payable March 1 to shareholders of record on Feb. 16.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
The dividend is payable on 3/12 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 2/16.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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payable
adjective
pay·able
ˈpā-ə-bəl 
: that may, can, or must be paid
accounts payable
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