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.

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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

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

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Etymology

Origin of receivable

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

receivable

By the end of its quarter ended July 4, it had received $14 million in cash but booked the remainder as a receivable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

The company was the lead lender on a more-than $400 million credit agreement with a telecom entrepreneur, Bankim Brahmbhatt, accepting as collateral accounts receivable the executive’s firm had acquired from other businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Credit credit-rating firms KBRA, S&P, and Morningstar all have upgraded ratings on several classes of Carvana auto receivable notes in recent months, Wedbush pointed out.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

The returns receivable some years in the future have obviously a lower proportionate present worth than amounts to be received at once.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

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