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Payable vs Repayment - What's the difference?

payable | repayment |

As nouns the difference between payable and repayment

is that payable is (plural) debts owed by a business; liabilities while repayment is the act of repaying.

As an adjective payable

is that which is to be paid.

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

    repayment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of repaying
  • the money or other resource that is repaid