What's the difference between payable and profitable?

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.)

Profitable


Definition:

  • (a.) Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) At the heart of the payday loan profit bonanza is the "continuous payment authority" (CPA) agreement, which allows lenders to access customer bank accounts to retrieve funds.
  • (2) The country has no offshore wind farms, though a number of projects are in the research phase to determine their profitability.
  • (3) In documents due to be published by the bank, it will signal a need to shed costs from a business that employs 10,000 people as it scrambles to return to profit.
  • (4) Helsby, who joined the estate agent in 1980, saw his basic salary unchanged at £225,000, but gains a £610,000 windfall in shares, available from May, as well as a £363,000 increase in cash and shares under the company profits-sharing scheme.
  • (5) But not only did it post a larger loss than expected, Amazon also projected 7% to 18% revenue growth over the busiest shopping period of the year, a far cry from the 20%-plus pace that had convinced investors to overlook its persistent lack of profit in the past.
  • (6) Profit for the second quarter was £27.8m before tax but the club’s astronomical debt under the Glazers’ ownership stands at £322.1m, a 6.2% decrease on the 2014 level of £343.4m.
  • (7) Analysts have trimmed their profit forecasts for this year with trading profits of £3.3bn pencilled in compared with £3.5bn in 2012-13.
  • (8) It argues that much of the support of for-profits derives from American market ideology and the assumption that the search for profits leads to efficiency in production.
  • (9) The company said it was on track to meet forecasts for annual profit of about £110m.
  • (10) Our positive experiences with IMACS discussed above should be even more profound and profitable for the larger medical institutions.
  • (11) Large price cuts seem to have taken a toll on retailer profitability, while not necessarily increasing sales substantially,” Barclaycard concluded.
  • (12) The retail and wholesale divisions powered the improved profits.
  • (13) In 2013 it successfully applied for a Visa Innovation Grant , a fund for development and non-profit organisations seeking to adopt or expand the use of electronic payments to those living below the poverty line.
  • (14) Knowing the risks of transporting cocaine from Africa to the US, and given the slim profit margin, “tell me who will be doing that kind of deal?” Chigbo asked.
  • (15) The expansion comes hot on the heels of another year of stellar growth in which Primark edged closer to overtaking high street stalwart M&S in sales and profits.
  • (16) This year we are growing at more than 20% in terms of volume, but the issue is profit margin.
  • (17) But without the US business, it will be more reliant on its European business, as well as being less profitable.
  • (18) Such tales of publicly subsidised private profits very much fit with the wider picture of relations between the City and the nation.
  • (19) Everton announce plan for new stadium in nearby Walton Hall Park Read more The club has set aside £2.5m to commence work on the stadium should its funding proposals – that Elstone claims will give the council an annual profit – gain approval.
  • (20) Where the taxpayer will pay now have to pay replace all the ageing power stations the privates sector has profited from for the last 30 years.