payabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: payable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < payable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.

1. Ability or willingness to pay; (also of a debt, sum of money, etc.) the quality of having to be paid.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > willingness or ability to pay

payability1826

society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun]

solvability1699

solvency1727

payability1826

unindebtedness1866

1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 19 351 Let me say one word for..his payability. He [sc. Sheridan] is..written down as little better than a very pleasant swindler, whose purpose was to pay no man a shilling, whom he could put off with a joke.

1851 Rep. Debates Convent. for Revision Constit. Ohio 417/2 He felt himself unshielded by a charter, and that, with him, ‘individual liability meant individual payability’.

1873 W. A. Richardson Pract. Information conc. Public Debt U.S. iv. 65 A distinction between redeemability and payability is made by law, and shown on the face of the bonds.

1951 Amer. Econ. Rev. 41 671 More potential improvements being brought within the range of payability, and therefore rendered practicable, by the lower rate of interest.

1988 D. Johnston Rom. Law of Trusts (BNC) 209 In this respect this is not a ‘pure’ trust clause, for it does not merely confirm bequests but adds a new element to their payability.

a. Mining. Of a mine or mining area: the capacity to be worked profitably. Cf. payable adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > profit > [noun] > profitableness

profitabilitya1500

profitableness1590

lucriferousness1663

lucrativeness1726

remunerativeness1845

rentability1847

payability1890

bankability1933

1890 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 12 356 The lodes are as a rule very wide, but are nearly all low grade, and their payability or otherwise will depend on their being worked on a large scale.

1894 N. Brit. Daily Mail 21 Aug. 5 The payability of the Denny-Dalton field has been proved.

1955 Times 3 May 17/5 The 170 feet sampled assayed 182.32 dwts. over 5.12 inches or 933 inch-dwts. at a payability of 100 per cent.

1971 Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 17 The payability is low as advance development is now confined largely to the flanks of the mine where values are inclined to be more scattered.

1995 Econ. Hist. Rev. 48 310 Proof of the persistence and payability of the gold reefs at depth caused the industry to ‘take off’ about 1892.

b. More generally: the quality of being profitable or remunerative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > profit-making

gainfulness1646

money-spinning1855

profit-making1856

payability1916

1916 Geogr. Jrnl. 48 299 The payability of the industry depends entirely on the density of distribution of the plants and cost of transport.

1933 Flight 30 Mar. 296/1 We have on occasion discussed with Mr. C. C. Walker the subject of ‘payability’ of aircraft.

1983 Business Week (Nexis) 14 Mar. 124 d Wico stepped up its development of pinball components, with an eye toward improving payability.

2002 Asia Pulse (Nexis) 10 Dec. Export prices also fell 2.6 per cent from the previous month while export payability could be improved as import prices moved lower than export prices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	payability
释义	payabilityn. Brit. /ˌpeɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpeɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: payable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < payable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. 1. Ability or willingness to pay; (also of a debt, sum of money, etc.) the quality of having to be paid. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > willingness or ability to pay payability1826 society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] solvability1699 solvency1727 payability1826 unindebtedness1866 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 19 351 Let me say one word for..his payability. He [sc. Sheridan] is..written down as little better than a very pleasant swindler, whose purpose was to pay no man a shilling, whom he could put off with a joke. 1851 Rep. Debates Convent. for Revision Constit. Ohio 417/2 He felt himself unshielded by a charter, and that, with him, ‘individual liability meant individual payability’. 1873 W. A. Richardson Pract. Information conc. Public Debt U.S. iv. 65 A distinction between redeemability and payability is made by law, and shown on the face of the bonds. 1951 Amer. Econ. Rev. 41 671 More potential improvements being brought within the range of payability, and therefore rendered practicable, by the lower rate of interest. 1988 D. Johnston Rom. Law of Trusts (BNC) 209 In this respect this is not a ‘pure’ trust clause, for it does not merely confirm bequests but adds a new element to their payability. 2. a. Mining. Of a mine or mining area: the capacity to be worked profitably. Cf. payable adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > profit > [noun] > profitableness profitabilitya1500 profitableness1590 lucriferousness1663 lucrativeness1726 remunerativeness1845 rentability1847 payability1890 bankability1933 1890 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 12 356 The lodes are as a rule very wide, but are nearly all low grade, and their payability or otherwise will depend on their being worked on a large scale. 1894 N. Brit. Daily Mail 21 Aug. 5 The payability of the Denny-Dalton field has been proved. 1955 Times 3 May 17/5 The 170 feet sampled assayed 182.32 dwts. over 5.12 inches or 933 inch-dwts. at a payability of 100 per cent. 1971 Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 17 The payability is low as advance development is now confined largely to the flanks of the mine where values are inclined to be more scattered. 1995 Econ. Hist. Rev. 48 310 Proof of the persistence and payability of the gold reefs at depth caused the industry to ‘take off’ about 1892. b. More generally: the quality of being profitable or remunerative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > profit-making gainfulness1646 money-spinning1855 profit-making1856 payability1916 1916 Geogr. Jrnl. 48 299 The payability of the industry depends entirely on the density of distribution of the plants and cost of transport. 1933 Flight 30 Mar. 296/1 We have on occasion discussed with Mr. C. C. Walker the subject of ‘payability’ of aircraft. 1983 Business Week (Nexis) 14 Mar. 124 d Wico stepped up its development of pinball components, with an eye toward improving payability. 2002 Asia Pulse (Nexis) 10 Dec. Export prices also fell 2.6 per cent from the previous month while export payability could be improved as import prices moved lower than export prices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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