receivables

plural noun

re·​ceiv·​ables ri-ˈsē-və-bəlz How to pronounce receivables (audio)
: amounts of money receivable

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Clients who need to finance payments should be able to do so easily—and those who wish to negotiate directly with the receivables team know exactly how to get in touch. Dean Kaplan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 The company saw robust demand for pawn loans, marking seven consecutive quarters of double-digit growth in same-store pawn receivables. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025 About 10 days later, Orion served Celestron with a notice of levy for any moneys that Celestron was holding for Ningbo, and a few days after the the court entered an assignment order which required that all of Ningbo's accounts receivables be paid to Orion. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Those losses were fully offset by insurance receivables. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for receivables

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First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of receivables was in 1863

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“Receivables.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receivables. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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receivables

plural noun
re·​ceiv·​ables ri-ˈsē-və-bəlz How to pronounce receivables (audio)
: amounts of money receivable
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