bills payable — ➔ bill of exchange * * * bills payable UK US noun [plural] ► ACCOUNTING the bills of exchange that have been received by a company and not yet been paid, and the part of the company s accounts that shows these bills. Bills payable form part of a… … Financial and business terms
Bills payable — Bill Bill, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille), for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter, edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG. bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a paper.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bills Payable — Similar to accounts payable, this term is used to describe a bank s indebtedness to other banks, principally a Federal Reserve Bank, that is backed by collateral consisting of the bank s promissory note and a pledge of government securities. In… … Investment dictionary
bills payable — An item that may appear in a firm s accounts under current liabilities, summarizing the bills of exchange being held, which will have to be paid when they mature … Accounting dictionary
bills payable — The amounts owed by a business to its creditors, such as trade suppliers. An item that may appear in a firm s accounts under current liabilities, summarizing the bills of exchange being held, which will have to be paid when they mature … Big dictionary of business and management
bills payable — noun The outstanding unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm … Wiktionary
bills payable — statement of money paid by a business … English contemporary dictionary
payable to bills payable — Designation of an impersonal payee in creating a bearer instrument. 11 Am J2d B & N § 124 … Ballentine's law dictionary
payable — pay·able adj: that may, can, or must be paid Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. payable I … Law dictionary
payable — ready to be paid. Glossary of Business Terms * * * payable pay‧a‧ble [ˈpeɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] 1. ACCOUNTING a bill, debt etc that is payable must be paid, often by a certain date: • Shareholders will receive a final dividend of… … Financial and business terms
