receivable

English

Alternative forms

• receiveable

Etymology

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receive +‎ -able

Adjective

receivable (comparative more receivable, superlative most receivable)

1. capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.

Translations

capable of being received

• Italian: ricavabile, ricevibile
• Manx: yn-ghoaill
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: recepționabil m

Noun

receivable (plural receivables)

1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business

   One man's receivable is another man's payable.

2. Especially, a debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Derived terms

• accounts receivable