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payable

UK //ˈpeɪəbl//US //ˈpeɪəbl//

词源

源自中古英语 'paien'(支付) + 后缀 '-able',最终可追溯至拉丁语 'pacare'(安抚、清偿)。

adjective

❶ 指款项或账单需要支付的,通常用于描述债务、发票等到期应付的状态。

“The invoice is payable within 30 days.”

(发票需在30天内支付。)

“Rent is payable on the first of each month.”

(租金需在每月第一天缴纳。)

❶ 指法律上可被起诉或追责的,常用于描述责任主体。

“The guarantor is jointly payable with the borrower.”

(担保人与借款人承担连带偿付责任。)

“The bill makes directors personally payable for company debts.”

(该法案规定董事需对公司债务承担个人责任。)

同义词:due, owed, outstanding, collectable, chargeable

常见短语

payable on demand — 指款项一经要求必须立即支付,常见于即期票据或活期账户条款。

“This promissory note is payable on demand.”

(本票为见票即付票据。)

payable at sight — 用于描述汇票等金融工具在出示时即需付款的支付方式。

“The draft is payable at sight with no grace period.”

(该汇票为见票即付,无宽限期。)