receivable

[ ri-see-vuh-buh l ]
/ rɪˈsi və bəl /
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adjective

fit for acceptance; acceptable.
awaiting receipt of payment: accounts receivable.
capable of being received.

noun

receivables, business assets in the form of obligations due from others.

Origin of receivable

1350–1400; receive + -able; replacing Middle English rescevable < Anglo-French receivable (Old French recevable)

OTHER WORDS FROM receivable

re·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, re·ceiv·a·ble·ness, noun non·re·ceiv·a·ble, adjective, noun un·re·ceiv·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby receivable

recd, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor, receivable, receive, received, received pronunciation, received standard, receiver

Words related to receivable

chargeable, expected, IOU, mature, outstanding, overdue, owed, owing, payable, scheduled, unpaid, unsatisfied, unsettled, collectible, unliquidated

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British Dictionary definitions for receivable

receivable
/ (rɪˈsiːvəbəl) /

adjective

suitable for or capable of being received, esp as payment or legal tender
(of a bill, etc) awaiting payment accounts receivable

noun

(usually plural) the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment