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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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 ● Mar. 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
These notes are receivable by the Government for all dues except customs.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
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