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Webster 1913 Edition


Receivable

Re-ceiv′a-ble

(rē̍-sēv′ȧ-b’l)
,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
recevable
.]
Capable of being received.
Re-ceiv′a-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Bills receivable
.
See under 6th
Bill
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Receivable

RECE'IVABLE

,
Adj.
That may be received.

Definition 2024


receivable

receivable

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

receivable (comparative more receivable, superlative most receivable)

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

Translations

Noun

receivable (plural receivables)

  1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business
    One man's receivable is another man's payable.
  2. Especially, a debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

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