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Owing vs Payable - What's the difference?

owing | payable |

As adjectives the difference between owing and payable

is that owing is still to be paid; owed as a debt while payable is that which is to be paid.

As a verb owing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun payable is

(plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.

owing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
    • These seven subscriptions remain owing .

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * owing to

    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