receivable

American  

[ri-see-vuh-buhl] / rɪˈsi və bəl /

adjective

1. fit for acceptance; acceptable.

2. awaiting receipt of payment.

   accounts receivable.

3. capable of being received.

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noun

1. receivables, business assets in the form of obligations due from others.

receivable British  

/ rɪˈsiːvəbəl /

adjective

1. suitable for or capable of being received, esp as payment or legal tender

2. (of a bill, etc) awaiting payment

   accounts receivable

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noun

1. (usually plural) the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment

Other Word Forms

• nonreceivable adjective
• receivability noun
• receivableness noun
• unreceivable adjective

Etymology

Origin of receivable

1350–1400; receive + -able; replacing Middle English rescevable < Anglo-French receivable ( Old French recevable )

Example Sentences

Recently, he highlighted that Palantir’s accounts receivable have been growing faster than revenue for nine of the last 12 quarters.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

But instead of keeping them all, Andersen Group will pay 85% of the related cash savings to insiders, under a “tax receivable agreement” with Andersen Aggregator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Credit credit-rating firms KBRA, S&P, and Morningstar all have upgraded ratings on several classes of Carvana auto receivable notes in recent months, Wedbush pointed out.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Credit rating agencies KBRA, S&P, and Morningstar all have upgraded ratings on several classes of Carvana auto receivable notes in recent months, Wedbush pointed out.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

On arrival in the colony the passenger was granted in exchange for the warrant a non-transferable land order receivable as cash at face value at sales of suburban and country lands only.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland