receivable

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adjective

Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.

“One man's receivable is another man's payable.”

Similar
due
Opposite
payable
OriginMiddle English receyvable →
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Meanings

adjectivereceivable (comparative more receivable, superlative most receivable)

comparative more receivable · superlative most receivable · alternative receiveable

  1. Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
nounreceivable (plural receivables)

plural receivables · alternative receiveable

  1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.

    One man's receivable is another man's payable.

    Antonyms: payable

  2. specificallyA debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.

Opposite
payable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveawaiting payment

Similar
due

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishreceyvable
  2. Englishreceivable

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

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Bulgarian за получаване
  • за получаване (za polučavane)capable of being received
Greek εισπρακτέος
  • εισπρακτέος (eispraktéos)capable of being received
Italian ricavabile, ricevibile
  • ricavabilecapable of being received
  • ricevibilecapable of being received
Polish możliwy do uzyskania
  • możliwy do uzyskaniacapable of being received
Romanian recepționabil
  • recepționabilcapable of being received
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “receivable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receivable.

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