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noun, plural accounts payable.
a liability to a creditor, carried on open account, usually for purchases of goods and services.
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Origin of account payable
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby account payable
account executive, account for, accounting, accounting machine, accounting period, account payable, account receivable, accouplement, accouter, accouterment, accoutre
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British Dictionary definitions for account payable
account payable
noun
accounting, US a current liability account showing amounts payable by a firm to suppliers for purchases of materials, stocks, or services on credit
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