account payable
noun
a liability to a creditor, carried on open account, usually for purchases of goods and services.
accounts payable
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pluralof account payable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It may also involve traditional accounting activities, such as tracking payments in a general ledger, involving debits and credits and double-entry accounting, as well as accounts payable activities of making payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
For Chavarria, the role on the politics committee set the stage for advancement through the chapter’s volunteer leadership ranks, while she worked professionally in accounts payable administrative roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
Some of these individuals, including a junior bookkeeper for the Trump Organization and the head of the company’s accounts payable department, work in Trump Tower to this day.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024
In both incidents, the Port’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion forwarded phishing emails to the Port’s accounts payable department or another employee for processing.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
A tremendous effort by kind, old Mrs. Jacobs from the accounts payable department She brings an apple pie — but wait a minute.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
