unpayableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpeɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpeɪəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and payable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, payable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + payable adj.

1. That cannot be paid.

a. Of a debt, charge, obligation, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [adjective] > that cannot be paid (of debts)

unpayablec1500

insolvable1755

impayable1797

insoluble1850

c1500 ( G. Ashby Prisoner's Refl. l. 44 in Poems (1899) 2 I am put to vnpayable det.

1566 T. Becon New Postil ii. f. 168 The doctrine of the Papistes is erronious, false, and blasphemous, whenne they preache as concernynge remission of synnes. For they caste menne with theyr vnpayable dettes vnto theyr owne workes.

1624 S. Ward Peace-offering 30 Why should I goe about to pay that debt which is vnpayable, and by paying whereof I runne further in debt.

1656 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa V. iii. iv. 269 I finde my scores of gratitude are as unpayable to the Brother, as those of adoration are to the Sister.

a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) X. 295 The debt of a thousand talents due to him from her, yet by reason of this her great poverty..utterly unpayable.

1790 Maid of Kent II. 215 The strange coincidence of things which had..produced Samuel Underwood as our champion and defender—laying us under unpayable obligations to him.

1852 University Mag. June 684/2 The theatre was let..at the enormous and unpayable rent (as he soon discovered) of £4,000 per annum.

1899 J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris ii. 27 The price is unpayable.

1934 U. Pope-Hennessey E. A. Poe, 1809–49 p. vii Every biographer must owe an unpayable debt to his forerunners in the same field.

2005 S. B. Goldsmith Princ. Healthcare Managem. xi. 258 Time payment schemes for patients with significant and otherwise unpayable bills.

b. Of a person. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xxxi. 325 Our Club [would] become only an asylum for unpayable tailors.

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 24 A poor creditor, unpayable, overheard Mrs. A. whispering, ‘Let us keep’ [etc.]

1901 H. James Let. 1 Oct. (1988) 300 With you, and the unpayable Cabot, the obligation is serious.

2. Originally and chiefly Australian Mining. Incapable of yielding an adequate return; unremunerative, unprofitable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable > not profitable or interest-bearing

dead1571

unprofitable1579

passive1606

rentless1648

unlucrative1762

unremunerating1822

unremunerative1827

unpayable1862

uneconomic1899

1862 Minutes Evid. 5 in Rep. Royal Mining Comm. Gold Fields Victoria (Austral.) (1863) It was quartz thrown aside by the miners as being to them unpayable quartz.

1896 Argus (Melbourne) 26 Dec. 7/5 Unpayable Lines... Of these [railways] 33..do not pay working expenses.

1912 G. H. Weed Geol. & Ore Deposits Butte District, Montana 111 In the rhyolite porphyry they are narrow and split up and carry relatively leaner or unpayable vein filling.

1997 D. G. Krige in E. Y. Baafi & N. A. Schofield Geostat. Wollangong '96 II. 799 This is also the stage of final selection of blocks as ore (payable) or waste (unpayable).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unpayable
释义	unpayableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpeɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpeɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and payable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, payable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + payable adj. 1. That cannot be paid. a. Of a debt, charge, obligation, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [adjective] > that cannot be paid (of debts) unpayablec1500 insolvable1755 impayable1797 insoluble1850 c1500 ( G. Ashby Prisoner's Refl. l. 44 in Poems (1899) 2 I am put to vnpayable det. 1566 T. Becon New Postil ii. f. 168 The doctrine of the Papistes is erronious, false, and blasphemous, whenne they preache as concernynge remission of synnes. For they caste menne with theyr vnpayable dettes vnto theyr owne workes. 1624 S. Ward Peace-offering 30 Why should I goe about to pay that debt which is vnpayable, and by paying whereof I runne further in debt. 1656 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa V. iii. iv. 269 I finde my scores of gratitude are as unpayable to the Brother, as those of adoration are to the Sister. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) X. 295 The debt of a thousand talents due to him from her, yet by reason of this her great poverty..utterly unpayable. 1790 Maid of Kent II. 215 The strange coincidence of things which had..produced Samuel Underwood as our champion and defender—laying us under unpayable obligations to him. 1852 University Mag. June 684/2 The theatre was let..at the enormous and unpayable rent (as he soon discovered) of £4,000 per annum. 1899 J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris ii. 27 The price is unpayable. 1934 U. Pope-Hennessey E. A. Poe, 1809–49 p. vii Every biographer must owe an unpayable debt to his forerunners in the same field. 2005 S. B. Goldsmith Princ. Healthcare Managem. xi. 258 Time payment schemes for patients with significant and otherwise unpayable bills. b. Of a person. Now rare. ΚΠ 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xxxi. 325 Our Club [would] become only an asylum for unpayable tailors. a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 24 A poor creditor, unpayable, overheard Mrs. A. whispering, ‘Let us keep’ [etc.] 1901 H. James Let. 1 Oct. (1988) 300 With you, and the unpayable Cabot, the obligation is serious. 2. Originally and chiefly Australian Mining. Incapable of yielding an adequate return; unremunerative, unprofitable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable > not profitable or interest-bearing dead1571 unprofitable1579 passive1606 rentless1648 unlucrative1762 unremunerating1822 unremunerative1827 unpayable1862 uneconomic1899 1862 Minutes Evid. 5 in Rep. Royal Mining Comm. Gold Fields Victoria (Austral.) (1863) It was quartz thrown aside by the miners as being to them unpayable quartz. 1896 Argus (Melbourne) 26 Dec. 7/5 Unpayable Lines... Of these [railways] 33..do not pay working expenses. 1912 G. H. Weed Geol. & Ore Deposits Butte District, Montana 111 In the rhyolite porphyry they are narrow and split up and carry relatively leaner or unpayable vein filling. 1997 D. G. Krige in E. Y. Baafi & N. A. Schofield Geostat. Wollangong '96 II. 799 This is also the stage of final selection of blocks as ore (payable) or waste (unpayable). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1500
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