account payable

noun

plural accounts payable
: the balance due to a creditor on a current account

Examples of account payable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of these individuals, including a junior bookkeeper for the Trump Organization and the head of the company’s accounts payable department, work in Trump Tower to this day. Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, 5 June 2024 Many of the checks were cut from Donald Trump's personal bank account and therefore required his signature, according to Deborah Tarasoff, who is the Trump Organization's accounts payable supervisor. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024 Deborah Tarasoff, the accounts payable supervisor at the Trump Organization. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 May 2024 The facility’s most-recent financial update states Tri-City had nearly $100 million in accounts payable, a figure that has caused some creditors to sue, seeking to get past invoices paid. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for account payable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of account payable was in 1812

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“Account payable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/account%20payable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

account payable

noun
account pay·​able
-ˈpā-ə-bəl
plural accounts payable
: the balance due to a creditor on a current account

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