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receivable

receivable

6 6.5
Money that a company expects to receive from customers
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈsivəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : por cobrar
  • I'll see what's going on with accounts receivable as soon as the meeting is over.
  • accounts receivable
  • receivable balance
  • gross accounts receivable

Examples

  • The seller then applies the check to the buyer's receivable account and deposits the check.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The billing review generally begins by examining the number of days that a claim is in accounts receivable.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Accounts receivable keep an eye on someone whose debt to you is increasing.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The accounts receivable are all mixed up...

    The Strange Woman (1946)

  • Accounts receivable is the most popular area to be audited in this manner.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Applying payments to accounts receivable, for example, is much faster when done electronically.

    Academic text (1990)

  • And when a company doesn't have a designated Accounts Receivable department, ZenCash can really make a difference.

    Blog text (32)

  • Keith B. McLennan of Collegeville, Pa., meets twice a month with his partners to review accounts receivable and plan collection actions.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Retainers are recommended, but should you decide to forgo a retainer, closely watch the accounts receivable.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The company's accounts are filled with receivable funds that they expect to collect soon.

Synonyms

due
vsreceivable
469 1.3

Owed and needing to be paid

is about money someone expects to get, not about deserving
outstanding
vsreceivable
  • Specialized
83 3.9

Not yet paid and still owed

is viewed as an amount expected to arrive and waiting to be cleared
unpaid
vsreceivable
50 1.8

Money that someone still owes and has not paid

is framed as an amount someone expects to collect
owing
vsreceivable
2.4

Money not yet paid

is seen from the receiver as money expected and awaiting transfer

Antonyms

payable
  • Formal
16 4.1

Money that is owed and must be paid by a set date

Compounds

accounts receivable
  • Specialized
4 5.2

Money that customers owe a business for goods or services not yet paid for

note receivable
  • Specialized
6.9

A written promise that someone will pay a fixed amount on a set date

How Collectible

collectible
  • Formal
15 6.3
receivable
  • Specialized
6 6.5
uncollectible
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Surface Forms

receivable positive

Morphology

receivable = receive (transparent) = receive + able

Clear derivation from the verb 'receive' plus the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be received', which a B1 learner can deduce.

Etymology

Receivable comes from the verb receive, which means 'to get' or 'accept', plus the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. So a receivable is money that a person or company 'can get'—money that is due and waiting to be paid.