accounts receivable

noun

The total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.

Similar
A/RARamounts receivablereceivables

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of account receivable
nounaccounts receivable pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyaccountingThe total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.

    Synonyms: A/R, AR, amounts receivable, receivables

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.

Similar
A/RARamounts receivablereceivables

Translations

Arabic حِسَاب مَدِين
  • حِسَاب مَدِين (ḥisāb madīn)total monetary amount
Chinese Mandarin 應收帳款 /应收帐款
  • 應收帳款 /应收帐款 (yīngshōu zhàngkuǎn)total monetary amount
Danish debitorer, fordringer
  • debitorertotal monetary amount
  • fordringertotal monetary amount
  • tilgodehavendetotal monetary amount
Dutch vordering
  • vorderingtotal monetary amount
Finnish myyntisaatavat
  • myyntisaatavattotal monetary amount
French créance client
  • créance clienttotal monetary amount
German Forderungen
  • Forderungentotal monetary amount
Hungarian követelés, kintlevőség
  • követeléstotal monetary amount
  • kintlevőségtotal monetary amount
Indonesian piutang
  • piutangtotal monetary amount
Japanese 売掛金
  • 売掛金 (urikakekin)total monetary amount
Persian حساب دریافتنی
  • حساب دریافتنیtotal monetary amount
Polish należności
  • należnościtotal monetary amount
Portuguese dívida ativa
  • dívida ativatotal monetary amount
Romanian cont debitor, cont clienți debitori
  • cont debitortotal monetary amount
  • cont clienți debitoritotal monetary amount
Russian дебито́рская задо́лженность
  • дебито́рская задо́лженность (debitórskaja zadólžennostʹ)total monetary amount
Spanish deuda activa
  • deuda activatotal monetary amount
Swedish fordringar
  • fordringartotal monetary amount
Tagalog tuusing tanggapin
  • tuusing tanggapintotal monetary amount
Ukrainian дебіто́рська заборго́ваність
  • дебіто́рська заборго́ваність (debitórsʹka zaborhóvanistʹ)total monetary amount
Cite this entry
APA

accounts receivable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accounts%20receivable

MLA

“accounts receivable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accounts%20receivable. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accounts receivable,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accounts%20receivable.

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