English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Payable Pronunciation
Payable is pronounced PAY-uh-buhl, IPA /ˈpeɪəbəl/.
PAY-uh-buhl
US /ˈpeɪəbəl/ · UK /ˈpeɪəbəl/
Syllables: PAY · uh · buhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Due to be paid, or able to be paid to a named person.
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Payable in a Sentence
- The balance is payable within thirty days.
- Make the cheque payable to the school.
- Rent is payable monthly in advance.
Common Mispronunciations of Payable
Not PAY-buhl
Three beats are needed here, and a small y glide links the first to the second, giving PAY-yuh-buhl.
Not pay-AY-buhl
The able ending is a quiet uh-buhl with no vowel lifted in it, as in suitable and reliable.
Tip: Accounts payable, the money a business owes, keeps the same three beats and the same front weight.
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