receivable

American  

[ri-see-vuh-buhl] / rɪˈsi və bəl /

adjective

1. fit for acceptance; acceptable.

2. awaiting receipt of payment.

   accounts receivable.

3. capable of being received. received.

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noun

1. receivables, business assets in the form of obligations due from others.

receivable British  

/ rɪˈsiːvəbəl /

adjective

1. suitable for or capable of being received, esp as payment or legal tender

2. (of a bill, etc) awaiting payment

   accounts receivable

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noun

1. (usually plural) the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment

Other Word Forms

• nonreceivable adjective
• receivability noun
• receivableness noun
• unreceivable adjective

Etymology

Origin of receivable

1350–1400; receive + -able; replacing Middle English rescevable < Anglo-French receivable ( Old French recevable )

Example Sentences

Just this month, bank Western Alliance sued Jefferies Financial Group for halting payments on a loan tied to accounts receivable from bankrupt auto-parts supplier First Brands Group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recently, he highlighted that Palantir’s accounts receivable have been growing faster than revenue for nine of the last 12 quarters.

From MarketWatch

Carriox claimed to engage in “factoring,” the business of buying accounts receivable, or yet-be-paid invoices, from companies at a discount, court records show.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Cuba never paid, bills were booked as accounts receivable and then written down by each new Mexican government every six years when the cycle started again, Monroy said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But instead of keeping them all, Andersen Group will pay 85% of the related cash savings to insiders, under a “tax receivable agreement” with Andersen Aggregator.

From The Wall Street Journal