receivable

adjective

re·​ceiv·​able ri-ˈsē-və-bəl How to pronounce receivable (audio)
1
: capable of being received
2
: subject to call for payment
notes receivable

Examples of receivable in a Sentence

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For example, operational and administrative roles such as accounts payable and receivable are seeing significant automation. Steve Murphy, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Lee invests in tax receivable agreements, increasingly common arrangements that put cash into the pockets of early investors in companies. Ben Foldy, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024 The transactions between the ‘content advance entities’ and the ‘trade receivable entities’ raises the possibility that Eros was circulating funds whereby amounts transferred as content advances were subsequently recognized as revenue by routing it through trade receivables entities. Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 July 2023 Payments under tax receivable agreements can have significant impacts on companies’ financial results, said Nick Mazing, the director of research at Sentieo. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for receivable 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of receivable was in the 14th century

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“Receivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receivable. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

receivable

adjective
re·​ceiv·​able ri-ˈsē-və-bəl How to pronounce receivable (audio)
1
: capable of being received
2
: not yet paid : due
accounts receivable

Legal Definition

receivable

adjective
re·​ceiv·​able ri-ˈsē-və-bəl How to pronounce receivable (audio)
1
: capable of being received
2
: subject to call for payment
notes receivable
see also account receivable
receivable noun

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