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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At O’Reilly Automotive, supply-chain-finance obligations were $5.1 billion, or 72% of accounts payable, and more than three times trailing free cash flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 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
Deborah Tarasoff is currently an accounts payable supervisor at the Trump Organization, which she testified is paying for her legal counsel.
From Salon ● May 6, 2024
Prosecutors called just three other witnesses: the Trump Organization’s accounts payable supervisor, a forensic accountant for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, and a state tax auditor, on the witness stand Monday, who investigated Weisselberg’s taxes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
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
