What does "receivable" mean?

A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.

What is a synonym for "receivable"?

Common synonyms include: admissible, admissive, admissory, amount due, back, collectible.

adj, noun

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Noun

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

Adjective

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

Adjective

"One man's receivable is another man's payable."

Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.