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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
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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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