adjective
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suitable for or capable of being received, esp as payment or legal tender
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(of a bill, etc) awaiting payment
accounts receivable
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of receivable
1350–1400; receive + -able; replacing Middle English rescevable < Anglo-French receivable ( Old French recevable )
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
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 ● Jan. 30, 2026
Credit rating agencies 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
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
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 Phillips, Chester Arthur
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