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receivable

adj, noun — 3 senses

receivable

adj

Etymology Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.

1

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

Derived terms
accounts receivable, nonreceivable, receivableness, unreceivable

receivable

noun

Etymology Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.

1

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

  • One man's receivable is another man's payable.
2

Specifically A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

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