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payable

[pay-uh-buhl] / ˈpeɪ ə bəl /


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This can even be in the form of a check from the sending custodian made out to the receiving custodian and sent to you—as long as the check isn’t payable to you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Only when an airline is at fault - not issues such as air traffic control problems - is extra compensation payable.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Meta would pay in 10 annual installments totaling about $11.7 billion, with a further $5 billion payable only if rival platforms sign comparable agreements -- a maximum of $16.7 billion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Its March 31 balance sheet showed $2 billion of unrestricted cash, along with a $3.2 billion payable for share repurchases, which it paid in April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

A tremendous effort by kind, old Mrs. Jacobs from the accounts payable department She brings an apple pie — but wait a minute.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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