payablepay‧a‧ble /ˈpeɪəbəl/ adjective [not before noun] 
Tax is payable on the interest.payable by a fee of £49, payable by the tenantpayable to State pensions become payable to women at age 60. The rent is payable in advance.2payable to somebody a cheque etc that is payable to someone has that person’s name written on it and should be paid to them: Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A lab fee of $25 is payable during the first week of class.
- Cheques for all these events must be made payable to Brighton Borough Council.
- Don't write out cheques to your adviser - always make them payable to the company you're investing in.
- Donations should be made payable to: Darling Endowed Scholarship.
- If the assisted party is successful, costs may be payable by the opponent in the normal way.
- In addition some clubs levy a service charge for infants payable in resort.
- Instead, the combined amount payable from next April will be £19.40 for the first child and £18.65 for the second onwards.
- The vendors intention to sell will be made public as soon as the circular is sent out, yet no consideration will be payable.
- This liability would be payable even if the venture failed, and all the capital were lost.
WORD SETS
amortize, verbAPR, nounborrowing powers, nouncollateral, nouncompound interest, nouncreditor, nouncredit rating, nouncreditworthy, adjectivedebenture, noundebit note, nounfinance, nounfinance, verbfinance company, nounforeclose, verbhire purchase, nouninterest, nouninterest-free, adjectiveinterest rate, nounletter of credit, nounliquidate, verbliquidation, nounliquidator, nounmoneylender, nounmoney market, nounmoratorium, nounmortgage, nounmortgage, verbofficial receiver, nounowing, adjectivepayable, adjectiveprime rate, nounpromissory note, nounredeem, verbremission, nounremit, verbremortgage, verbrepay, verbrepayable, adjectiverepayment, nounrepossess, verbreschedule, verbsavings and loan association, nounsecure, verbsecurity, nounsequester, verbsequestrate, verbsettlement, nounsimple interest, nounsurety, nounundischarged, adjectiveusurer, nounusurious, adjectiveusury, nounventure capital, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The rent is payable in advance. Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The rent is payable in advance. Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust. (=write someone's name on a cheque so it is paid to them)· Who shall I make the cheque out to?
WORD FAMILYnounpaypaymentrepaymentpayerpayeeadjectivepaid ≠ unpaidunderpaid ≠ overpaidpayableverbpayrepayunderpay ≠ overpay
1a bill, debt etc that is payable must be paidpayable on Tax is payable on the interest.payable by a fee of £49, payable by the tenantpayable to State pensions become payable to women at age 60. The rent is payable in advance.2payable to somebody a cheque etc that is payable to someone has that person’s name written on it and should be paid to them: Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust.