receivable

English

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, 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.

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Noun

receivable (plural receivables)

  2. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
    Antonym: payable
    One man's receivable is another man's payable.
  3. (specifically) A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.
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