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

The company was the lead lender on a more-than $400 million credit agreement with a telecom entrepreneur, Bankim Brahmbhatt, accepting as collateral accounts receivable the executive’s firm had acquired from other businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

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

Such a system would secure to the people a safe currency of equal value in all parts of the country, receivable for all dues, and easily convertible into coin.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John