"receivable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more receivable [comparative], most receivable [superlative]
Etymology: receive + -able Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{suffix|en|receive|able}} receive + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} receivable (comparative more receivable, superlative most receivable)
  1. Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor. Derived forms: accounts receivable Translations (capable of being received): за получаване (za polučavane) (Bulgarian), εισπρακτέος (eispraktéos) (Greek), ricavabile (Italian), ricevibile (Italian), yn-ghoaill (Manx), recepționabil [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-receivable-en-adj-eF~CUZNt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: receiveable

Noun

Forms: receivables [plural]
Etymology: receive + -able Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{suffix|en|receive|able}} receive + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} receivable (plural receivables)
  1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
    Sense id: en-receivable-en-noun-en:debt_owed
  2. (specifically) A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit. Tags: specifically
    Sense id: en-receivable-en-noun-HTTHQyxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 10 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 22 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: receiveable

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