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re⋅ceiv⋅a⋅ble

[ri-see-vuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. fit for acceptance; acceptable.
2. awaiting receipt of payment: accounts receivable.
3. capable of being received.
–noun
4. receivables, business assets in the form of obligations due from others.

Origin:
1350–1400; receive + -able; r. ME rescevable < AF receivable (OF recevable)


re⋅ceiv⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, re⋅ceiv⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
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re·ceiv·a·ble   (rĭ-sē'və-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Suitable for being received or accepted, especially as payment.

  2. Awaiting or requiring payment; due or collectible.

n.  A business asset due to one business from another. Often used in the plural.
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Main Entry: re·ceiv·able
Pronunciation: ri-'sE-v&-b&l
Function: adjective
1 : capable of being received
2 : subject to call for payment receivable> —see also ACCOUNT RECEIVABLEreceivable noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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