betalbare

Betalbare is a Dutch adjective meaning that something is payable or affordable. In everyday usage, it can describe amounts due for payment as well as prices that are within reach financially. The word can refer to invoices, loans, or charges that must be paid, or to prices that are considered affordable for purchasers.

The base form is betaalbaar. The inflected form betaalbare is used when the adjective accompanies a noun in front of it, for example betaalbare lening (affordable loan) and betaalbare prijs (affordable price). In other contexts you may also see betaalbare debt or other plural or definite forms, such as de betaalbare kosten. The opposite of betaalbaar is onbetaalbaar, meaning unaffordable or beyond one’s ability to pay.

In legal and financial language, betaalbaar often appears in phrases indicating when payment is due or under what terms payment should be made, such as “factuur is betaalbaar op datum” (invoice is payable on the due date) or “betaalbare termijnen” (payable installments). In everyday commerce, it commonly describes pricing strategies or budgeting considerations, as in “betaalbare prijzen” (affordable prices).

Etymology and related forms: betaalbaar derives from betalen (to pay) with the suffix -baar, which is used in Dutch to form adjectives indicating capability or feasibility. Related terms include betaling (payment), betaaltermijn (payment term), and betaalwijze (payment method). The related negative form onbetaalbaar means unaffordable or not payable.

Overall, betaalbare covers both the practical sense of payment readiness and the consumer-friendly sense of affordability within Dutch-language finance and commerce.