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Owed vs Payable - What's the difference?

owed | payable |

As adjectives the difference between owed and payable

is that owed is that owes while payable is that which is to be paid.

As a verb owed

is (owe).

As a noun payable is

(plural) debts owed by a business; liabilities.

owed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (owe)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That owes.
  • Derived terms

    * owedness

    payable

    English

    Noun

  • (plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.
  • A thing that may be paid.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That which is to be paid.
  • Is value added tax payable on planning application fees?
  • Able to be paid.
  • Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
  • Derived terms

    *payability *payably