payable
UK/'peiәbl/US
IELTSA1
Definitions
adj.
That must be paid or is due to be paid; (of a cheque) to be made out to a named person.
应付的、到期应付的；（支票）抬头付给某人的。
n.
Money owed by a business to its suppliers; debts to be paid (usually plural, 'payables').
应付账款（企业欠供应商的钱，常作复数 payables）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpay + -able ('able to be / due to be') = able or due to be paid. In accounting, 'accounts payable' are the bills a company owes — the money that is payable out.
Root pay still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.accounts payable应付账款
- 2.payable on arrival到达时支付
- 3.payable in full全额支付
- 4.make payable to抬头开给
Example Sentences
- 1.
The fee is payable on arrival.
- 2.
Please make the cheque payable to the city council.
- 3.
The accounts payable team handles all supplier invoices.