account receivable

noun

plural accounts receivable
: a balance due from a debtor on a current account

Examples of account receivable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is helpful for repetitive tasks associated with invoicing, order tracking, credit collections or reconciliations—freeing accounts receivable and accounts payable personnel to focus on more important, strategic initiatives. Mark Schwartz, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The Panos bid excluded Tessemae’s $800,000 in accounts receivable. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024 McDermott was chosen as backup bidder with a $4.75 million offer, including accounts receivable, Vetter and his two brothers started the company in Annapolis in 2009 based on their mother’s all-natural salad dressing recipe. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024 Some of Audacy’s lenders have committed to providing $57 million in debtor-in-possession financing — $32 million from a term loan and $25 million from an increase in an existing accounts receivable financing facility. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024 But the company’s presentation to investors at that time indicated that its budget called for the company to obtain a working capital loan of up to $40 million secured by a first lien on the company’s accounts receivable. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023 This means paying careful attention not only to your bank balance but your accounts receivable, depreciation, expenses, and other financial metrics. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 16 July 2023 Elevating The Customer Experience Finance teams, namely those tasked with accounts receivable, are responsible for ensuring that customers pay their bills on time. Justin Main, Forbes, 5 May 2023 Moone continued bouncing from financial aid, undergraduate admissions, the dean of students and accounts receivable, meeting multiple times with each, according to a timeline provided by the university. Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of account receivable was in 1812

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“Account receivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/account%20receivable. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

account receivable

noun
account re·​ceiv·​able
-ri-ˈsē-və-bəl
plural accounts receivable
: a balance due from a debtor on a current account

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