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payable vs financial obligation

financial obligation vs payable

payable and financial obligation both are nouns.

payable is an adjective but financial obligation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
payable Yes Yes No No
financial obligation Yes No No No
As nouns, financial obligation is a hypernym of payable; that is, financial obligation is a word with a broader meaning than payable:
  • payable: a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
  • financial obligation: an obligation to pay money to another party
Other hypernyms of payable include indebtedness, liability.
payable (noun) financial obligation (noun)
a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit an obligation to pay money to another party
payable (adjective) financial obligation (adjective)
subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Difference between payable and financial obligation

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