Receivable
[ri-see-vuh-buh l] /rɪˈsi və bəl/
adjective
1.
fit for acceptance; acceptable.
2.
awaiting of payment:
accounts receivable.
3.
capable of being .
noun
4.
receivables, business assets in the form of obligations due from others.
/rɪˈsiːvəbəl/
adjective
1.
suitable for or capable of being received, esp as payment or legal tender
2.
(of a bill, etc) awaiting payment: accounts receivable
noun
3.
(usually pl) the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment
adj.
late 14c., from receive + -able, and in part from Anglo-French or Old French recevable, from Old French recoivre. Related: Receivables.
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