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receivable

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 S IY1 V AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: payable

3

noun

Meaning 3

A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

awaiting payment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • accounts receivable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: за получаване (za polučavane) — capable of being received
  • Greek: εισπρακτέος (eispraktéos) — capable of being received
  • Italian: ricavabile — capable of being received
  • Italian: ricevibile — capable of being received
  • Manx: yn-ghoaill — capable of being received
  • Middle English: receyvable — capable of being received
  • Polish: możliwy do uzyskania — capable of being received
  • Romanian: recepționabil — capable of being received