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receivable definition

re·ceiv·able (ri sē′və bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be received
  2. due; requiring payment accounts receivable
  3. suitable for acceptance

Etymology: ME resceyuable < Anglo-Fr receivable, for OFr recevable: also < receive + -able

noun

accounts or bills receivable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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