Paid vs. Payable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Paid and Payable
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Definitions
Paid➦
Past tense and past participle of pay1.
Payable➦
Requiring payment on a certain date; due.
Paid➦
A past tense and a past participle of pay2.
Payable➦
Requiring payment to a particular person or entity.
Paid➦
Simple past tense and past participle of pay
Payable➦
Capable of producing profit
A payable business venture.
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Paid➦
That is not free of charge; that costs money.
Paid service
Payable➦
A debt that is owed to a creditor
Tried to balance inventory, payables, and receivables.
Paid➦
(slang) Rich, wealthy
Payable➦
Due to be paid.
Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees?
Paid➦
Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.
Payable➦
Able to be paid.
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Paid➦
Satisfied; contented.
Payable➦
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
Paid➦
Marked by the reception of pay;
Paid work
A paid official
A paid announcement
A paid check
Payable➦
(in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
Paid➦
Involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
Payable➦
A thing that may be paid.
Paid➦
Yielding a fair profit
Payable➦
That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.
Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest.
Payable➦
That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
Payable➦
Subject to or requiring payment especially as specified;
A collectible bill
A note payable on demand
A check payable to John Doe
