Portable vs Payable - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between portable and payable

is that portable is able to be carried or easily moved while payable is that which is to be paid.

is that portable is a portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse while payable is (plural) debts owed by a business; liabilities.

(en adjective)

Able to be carried or easily moved.

(computing) Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

* hand-portable * man-portable * portableness * portability

(en noun)

A portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.

Any temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school.

(video games) A hand-held video gaming device.

(computing) a portable computer

* (portable toilet ): portable toilet, port-a-john, porta-kybo, portaloo, porta-potty, port-a-san, port-o-let, sani-privy, turdis

(plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.

A thing that may be paid.

(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.

*payability *payably