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receivable

noun

  1. able to be received; which has the ability to be received
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adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

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

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

noun

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

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

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

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