receivable

English

Alternative forms

receiveable

Etymology

receive +‎ -able

Adjective

receivable (comparative more receivable, superlative most receivable)

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

Derived terms

accounts receivable

Translations

capable of being received

Bulgarian: за получаване (za polučavane)
Greek: εισπρακτέος (el) (eispraktéos)
Italian: ricavabile, ricevibile
Manx: yn-ghoaill
Romanian: recepționabil m

Noun

receivable (plural receivables)

A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
Antonym: payable

One man's receivable is another man's payable.
(specifically) A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

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