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settleable

settleable

5.6
Can be paid or cleared
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛtələbəl/
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  • The company reviewed which outstanding debts were settleable before closing the accounts.

Examples

  • If the claim is settleable, the insurance will process the payment within a week.

  • Only invoices marked as settleable can be paid automatically through the system.

  • The debt is settleable within a month.

  • Is this bill settleable by next week?

  • Only invoices marked as settleable can be paid automatically through the system.

  • If the claim is settleable, the insurance will process the payment within a week.

  • The company reviewed which outstanding debts were settleable before closing the accounts.

Synonyms

payable
vssettleable
  • Formal
16 4.1

Money that is owed and must be paid by a set date

is less strict and covers amounts that can be paid cleared or otherwise resolved
repayable
vssettleable
3.9

Money you must pay back to the person or bank who lent it

is broader allows payment clearance or other resolution of the debt

Antonyms

unpayable
2 5.5

Too large for a person or company to afford

How Payable

payable
  • Formal
16 4.1
settleable
5.6
unpayable
2 5.5

Surface Forms

settleable positive

Morphology

settleable = settle (transparent) = settle + able

Clear derivation from 'settle' in the sense 'to pay or clear (an account)', using the productive suffix '-able'.

Etymology

Settleable comes from settle ('to put right' or 'finish an account') and the ending -able ('able to be'). So a bill or debt that is settleable is one you can pay or clear.