account receivable
noun
a claim against a debtor, carried on open account, usually limited to debts due from the sale of goods and services.
accounts receivable
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pluralof account receivable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Recently, he highlighted that Palantir’s accounts receivable have been growing faster than revenue for nine of the last 12 quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
In August, lenders accused Brahmbhatt, the owner of little-known telecom-services companies Broadband Telecom and Bridgevoice, of fabricating accounts receivable that were supposed to be used as loan collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Jefferies had been hired over the summer to help First Brands refinance corporate loans, while its asset-management division had extended $715 million of financing tied to the company’s accounts receivable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
New independent directors are now examining whether accounts receivable were double- or triple-pledged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
He is forced, therefore, to go to his banker and, on the basis of his accounts receivable, to offer his own note and thus to obtain release of the capital otherwise temporarily beyond reach....
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips
