Synonyms of payable

payable

adjective

ˈpā-ə-bəl 

as in unpaid

not yet paid

keep the bills payable separate from the receipts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unpaid
• outstanding
• owed
• owing
• due
• overdue
• unsettled
• mature

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repaid
• cleared
• liquidated
• settled
• paid (off or up)
• prepaid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of payable

The trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may run out in the fourth quarter of 2032, when 78% of benefits would be payable, Social Security's trustees projected in an annual report released in June. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

It was expanded to apply to all player movements where compensation is payable, rather than just category one players’ movements. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

International patients can identify every cost that remains payable if medical findings change the original plan. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Personality stakeholders will receive another $2 million on the first anniversary of closing, payable in up to 1 million WildBrain shares with any balance in cash. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026