English Explanatory Dictionary

receivable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
noun
  1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
  2. A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Word forms

receivable more receivable most receivable receiveable receivables

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.

Antonyms

payable

Derived words

accounts receivable nonreceivable receivableness unreceivable
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