What's the difference between pay and payable?

Pay


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
  • (v. t.) To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants.
  • (v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon.
  • (v. t.) To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money owed).
  • (v. t.) To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised.
  • (v. t.) To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit.
  • (v. i.) To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt.
  • (v. i.) Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays.
  • (n.) Satisfaction; content.
  • (n.) An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Not only do they give employers no reason to turn them into proper jobs, but mini-jobs offer workers little incentive to work more because then they would have to pay tax.
  • (2) In order to control noise- and vibration-caused diseases it was necessary not only to improve machines' quality and service conditions but also to pay special attention to the choice of operators and to the quality of monitoring their adaptation process.
  • (3) Today’s figures tell us little about the timing of the first increase in interest rates, which will depend on bigger picture news on domestic growth, pay trends and perceived downside risks in the global economy,” he said.
  • (4) The way we are going to pay for that is by making the rules the same for people who go into care homes as for people who get care at their home, and by means-testing the winter fuel payment, which currently isn’t.” Hunt said the plan showed the Conservatives were capable of making difficult choices.
  • (5) Writing in the Observer , Schmidt said his company's accounts were complicated but complied with international taxation treaties that allowed it to pay most of its tax in the United States.
  • (6) It helped pay the bills and caused me to ponder on the disconnection between theory and reality.
  • (7) The move would require some secondary legislation; higher fines for employers paying less than the minimum wage would require new primary legislation.
  • (8) Obamacare price hikes show that now is the time to be bold | Celine Gounder Read more No longer able to keep patients off their plans outright, insurers have resorted to other ways to discriminate and avoid paying for necessary treatments.
  • (9) It shows that the outside world is paying attention to what we're doing; it feels like we're achieving something."
  • (10) Neal’s evidence to the committee said Future Fund staff were not subject to the public service bargaining framework, which links any pay rise to productivity increases and caps rises at 1.5%.
  • (11) She added: “We will continue to act upon the overwhelming majority view of our shareholders.” The vote was the second year running Ryanair had suffered a rebellion on pay.
  • (12) But that gross margin only includes the cost of paying drivers as a cost of revenue, classifying everything else, such as operations, R&D, and sales and marketing, as “operating expenses”.
  • (13) The company also confirmed on Thursday as it launched its sports pay-TV offering at its new broadcasting base in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, that former BBC presenter Jake Humphrey will anchor its Premier League coverage.
  • (14) A microdissection of the orbital nerves of the cat was made paying particular attention to the accessory ciliary ganglion.
  • (15) The industry will pay a levy of £180m a year, or the equivalent of £10.50 a year on all household insurance policies.
  • (16) They are the E-1 to E-3 pay grades and soldiers in combat arms units.
  • (17) On 18 March 1996, the force agreed, without admitting any wrongdoing by any officer, to pay Tomkins £40,000 compensation, and £70,000 for his legal costs.
  • (18) Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons are to raise the price they pay their suppliers for milk, bowing to growing pressure from dairy farmers who say the industry is in crisis.
  • (19) But the condition of edifices such as B30 and B38 - and all the other "legacy" structures built at Sellafield decades ago - suggest Britain might end up paying a heavy price for this new commitment to nuclear energy.
  • (20) So fourth, we must tackle the issue of a relatively large number of officers kept on restricted duties, on full pay.

Payable


Definition:

  • (a.) That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.
  • (a.) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
  • (a.) Matured; now due.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Belinda Lester, from the employment law firm CKFT, agreed: "If they have a bad year, it's very difficult to cut back salaries"; the second big plus from the bank's point of view is "if a significant part of your remuneration is a bonus, these contracts will make it very clear that bonus is only payable if you're not leaving.
  • (2) Other measures to protect the money in people's pockets in Osborne's budget include: • Raising the income tax personal allowance by £630 next year, which comes on top of the £1,000 rise next month and lifting the threshold at which income tax is payable to just over £8,105 from April next year, a real terms increase of £48 a year (or £126 in cash terms) for those earning up to £115,000 a year.
  • (3) To protect those on modest incomes, I have also decided to raise the starting point from which national insurance is payable.
  • (4) The bank added: "The FSA is investigating the sufficiency of disclosure in relation to fees payable under certain commercial agreements and whether these may have related to Barclays capital raisings in June and November 2008."
  • (5) The case, which has already been to the court of appeal, will return to the county court to assess damages payable.
  • (6) Overnight, banking debt in six Irish banks (including the four bailed out on Thursday) was converted into state debt, payable by tax-payers.
  • (7) West Ham United Accounts of WH Holding Ltd for the year to 31 May 2015 • Ownership David Sullivan 51.1%; David Gold 35.1%; CB Holding ehf 10% • Turnover 9th highest in League £121m , up from £115m in 2014 • Income Match income and football related £20m; Commercial £15m; Premier League & broadcasting £79m; Retail & merchandising £7m • Wage bill Joint 12th highest in League £73m , up from £64m in 2014 • Wages as proportion of turnover 60% • Profit before tax £3m , following £10m profit in 2014 • Net debt £67m • Interest payable £6m • Highest-paid director Unnamed, £646,000 (Karren Brady is the executive vice-chairman) State they are in: The figures for West Ham’s occupation of the £701m, 60,000-seat Olympic stadium , disclosed after dogged persistence by Freedom of Information campaigners supporting other clubs, have confirmed it as the greatest public money bonanza ever bestowed on a football club.
  • (8) • Various Voices: Prose, Poetry and Politics 1948-98 is published by Faber (£9.99).To order it at the special price of £7.99 plus 99p p&p, freephone 0500 600 102 or send a cheque payable to The Guardian CultureShop to 250 Western Avenue, London, W3 6EE.
  • (9) "Many retail jobs required staff to work for 16 hours each week, with overtime payable for any hours worked beyond that.
  • (10) Once you have coughed up, your higher pension amount will be payable from that date.
  • (11) There was some protection for those on low incomes, however, as Darling raised the starting point from which national insurance is payable.
  • (12) His representative refused to comment on Wednesday night when contacted by the Guardian but it is understood the Spaniard is genuinely interested in the job and seems prepared to agree a 10-game deal featuring a generous basic salary plus a hefty financial bonus payable only if Newcastle avoid dropping into the Championship.
  • (13) Hughes said: "It was his explicit case that he believed he was entitled to say that he had stayed the night in London when he hadn't, and incurred costs in travel when he hadn't, in order to recoup the shortfall of rent that was not payable under the expenses system, and research assistant costs which were likewise not payable.
  • (14) SWANSEA CITY Accounts for the year to 31 May 2014 Ownership Martin Morgan, 23.7%; Brian Katzen, 21.1%; Swansea City Supporters Society Limited (supporters trust) 21.1%; chairman Huw Jenkins 13.2%; Robert Davies 10.5% Turnover 13th highest, £99m (up from £67m in 2013) Match income £9m Media £81m Commercial and other £9m Wage bill Joint 14th highest, £63m (up from £49m in 2013) Wages as proportion of turnover 64% Profit before tax £1m (down from £21m in 2013) Net debt Nil; £2m cash in the bank Interest payable £0.015m Highest-paid director Huw Jenkins, £550,000 State they’re in The Swans’ epic paddle from bottom division and insolvency to Premier League and new stadium owned by a consortium of fan-businessmen, including 20% held by the supporters trust, was committed to documentary with A Jack to a King.
  • (15) It added: “The FCA also believes that enforcement action alone is not sufficient to protect consumers from the poor practices identified in the market.” The rules will ban credit brokers from charging fees to customers, and from requesting customers’ bank details unless they comply with new requirements making it clear who they are dealing with, what fee will be payable, and when and how the fee will be payable.
  • (16) Turnover Crystal Palace Accounts of CPFC 2010 Ltd for the year to 30 June 2015 • Ownership Steve Parish and US investors David Blitzer and Joshua Harris control the holding company; individual stakes not disclosed • Turnover 14th highest in League £102m , up from £90m in 2014 • Income Gate and match-day income £10m; Broadcasting & FA and PL income £80m; Sponsorship & advertising £4m; Commercial £5m; Other income £4m • Wage bill 15th highest in League £68m , up from £46m in 2014 • Wages as proportion of turnover 67% • Profit before tax £8m , following £23m profit in 2014 • Net debt £0 (£18m cash in bank) • Interest payable £0 • Highest-paid director No directors were paid State they are in: Palace finished 10th in 2014-15, maintaining their bounce under the shrewd stewardship of Steve Parish and his three fellow investors, all lifelong fans, who bought the club out of administration in 2010.
  • (17) Sometimes a lender will offer a range of deals with different fees and different interest rates, with the largest fees payable on the mortgages with the lowest rates.
  • (18) The email included a copy of the guest invitation, which also gave people the opportunity to make donations of other amounts, payable to the Liberal party’s New South Wales division, and said that “all proceeds from this event will be applied to state election campaigning”.
  • (19) Accounts Payable reports are interfaced with the general ledger and are of interest for transaction detail, open invoice and cash flow analysis, and for a record of payments by vendor.
  • (20) Turnover 9th highest, £117m (up from £84m in 2013) Gate and matchday £13m TV and broadcasting £73m Commercial £22m Sponsorship £9m Wage bill Joint 9th highest, £69m (down from £72m) Wages as proportion of turnover 59% Loss before tax £4m (following £52m loss in 2013) Net debt £102m Interest payable £1m Highest-paid director £265,792 to unnamed director (Paul Faulkner was the chief executive throughout the year; he resigned in July 2014.)

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