receivable

[ri-see-vuh-buhl]

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.

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Receivable is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1350–1400; receive + -able; replacing Middle English rescevable < Anglo-French receivable (Old French recevable)

re·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, re·ceiv·a·ble·ness, noun
non·re·ceiv·a·ble, adjective, noun
un·re·ceiv·a·ble, adjective
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receivable (rɪˈsiːvəbəl)
 
adj
1.  suitable for or capable of being received, esp as payment or legal tender
2.  (of a bill, etc) awaiting payment: accounts receivable
 
n
3.  (usually plural) the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment

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