Associations to the word «Receivable»

Wiktionary

RECEIVABLE, adjective. Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
RECEIVABLE, noun. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business
RECEIVABLE, noun. Especially, a debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Dictionary definition

RECEIVABLE, adjective. Awaiting payment; "accounts receivable".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats