The picture often turns out to be a flop, leaving a wake of unpaid and unpayable debts (Atlantic).
The wildcat oil well was abandoned as unpayable.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pay|a|ble — «PAY uh buhl», adjective. 1. required to be paid; falling due; due: »He must spend $100 soon on bills payable. SYNONYM(S): unpaid, owing. 2. that may be paid. 3. Law. (of a debt) capable of being discharged by delivering the value in money or… … Useful english dictionary
re|pay´a|ble — re|pay «rih PAY», verb, paid, pay|ing. –v.t. 1. to pay back: »He repaid the money he had borrowed. SYNONYM(S): refund. 2. to give back; return: »to repay a blow, to repay a visit … Useful english dictionary
pre|pay´a|ble — pre|pay «pree PAY», transitive verb, paid, pay|ing. 1. to pay in advance: »We prepay the post office by putting a stamp on a letter before sending it. 2. to pay for in advance: »He prepaid the shipping charges to make sure the package would… … Useful english dictionary
re|pay´ment — re|pay «rih PAY», verb, paid, pay|ing. –v.t. 1. to pay back: »He repaid the money he had borrowed. SYNONYM(S): refund. 2. to give back; return: »to repay a blow, to repay a visit … Useful english dictionary
re|pay´er — re|pay «rih PAY», verb, paid, pay|ing. –v.t. 1. to pay back: »He repaid the money he had borrowed. SYNONYM(S): refund. 2. to give back; return: »to repay a blow, to repay a visit … Useful english dictionary
re|pay — «rih PAY», verb, paid, pay|ing. –v.t. 1. to pay back: »He repaid the money he had borrowed. SYNONYM(S): refund. 2. to give back; return: »to repay a blow, to repay a visit … Useful english dictionary
pre|pay´ment — pre|pay «pree PAY», transitive verb, paid, pay|ing. 1. to pay in advance: »We prepay the post office by putting a stamp on a letter before sending it. 2. to pay for in advance: »He prepaid the shipping charges to make sure the package would… … Useful english dictionary
pre|pay — «pree PAY», transitive verb, paid, pay|ing. 1. to pay in advance: »We prepay the post office by putting a stamp on a letter before sending it. 2. to pay for in advance: »He prepaid the shipping charges to make sure the package would arrive on… … Useful english dictionary
To pay out the cable — Cable Ca ble (k[=a] b l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
de|fray´a|ble — de|fray «dih FRAY», transitive verb. 1. to pay (costs or expenses): »The expenses of national parks are defrayed by the taxpayers. 2. Archaic. to meet the expense of; pay for. ╂[< Middle French desfraier < de out (< Latin dē ) + Old… … Useful english dictionary
