receivable

adjective

re·​ceiv·​able ri-ˈsē-və-bəl 

1

: capable of being received

2

: subject to call for payment

notes receivable

Examples of receivable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This growth was driven by increases in loans receivable and cash equivalents. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024

For example, operational and administrative roles such as accounts payable and receivable are seeing significant automation. —Steve Murphy, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Lee invests in tax receivable agreements, increasingly common arrangements that put cash into the pockets of early investors in companies. —Ben Foldy, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024

The transactions between the ‘content advance entities’ and the ‘trade receivable entities’ raises the possibility that Eros was circulating funds whereby amounts transferred as content advances were subsequently recognized as revenue by routing it through trade receivables entities. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing receivable

• account receivable

Kids Definition

receivable

adjective

re·​ceiv·​able ri-ˈsē-və-bəl 

1

: capable of being received

2

: not yet paid : due

accounts receivable

Legal Definition

receivable

adjective

re·​ceiv·​able ri-ˈsē-və-bəl 

1

: capable of being received

2

: subject to call for payment

notes receivable

see also account receivable

receivable noun