How to Use receivables in a Sentence

receivables

plural noun

• Turns out, their receivables turnover was painfully slow at around three times a year.
  — Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Payroll does not wait for receivables.
  — Michael Shribman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• The stock will only be released once the receivables are settled.
  — Takahiko Hyuga, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2022
• This fear of accounts receivables going cold is a sure sign of a recession.
  — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
• There’s also an uptick in receivables finance and supply chain finance usage.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
• Before tightening receivables, look at the margin on the work itself.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• All receivables from the central government and state entities will be cleared in 45 days.
  — Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz India, 14 May 2020
• Cost-cutting and outsourcing helped, as did a sale of Talbots’ credit-card receivables.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• Guarantee that all receivables and payables are recorded and that contracts are authorized.
  — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
• First Brands, the auto parts company, borrowed against its receivables, or the money owed by its customers.
  — Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
• Follow up on any outstanding receivables.
  — Danielle Higley, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
• In bankruptcy filings and lender statements, some lenders say the company may have pledged the same receivables to different lenders.
  — Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
• Profit often includes receivables in the list, and only a cash flow analysis can reveal the outstanding amount.
  — Dharmesh Acharya, Forbes, 17 June 2022
• Transfer debtors/receivables Amounts owed from other clubs in respect of outstanding transfer fee payments.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
• As part of that plan, the bank with over a $1 trillion in assets sold $1 billion in higher-risk credit card receivables to Blackstone.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
• Higher outstanding receivables — the amount of money that customers owe to a credit card issuer — is a key gauge of profitability.
  — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
• The most common financial challenge is poor management of accounts receivables.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
• Credit-card receivables grew by more than 40% on year in midsize banks’ loan books in the first half, accounting for more than 10% of their total loans.
  — Anjani Trivedi, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2017
• Many firms are owed a large amount by their customers in the form of receivables; in total the amount is worth around 20% of global GDP.
  — The Economist, 4 July 2020
• Credentials stored on file and buyer engagement tools can make receivables management much more efficient.
  — Greg Cohen, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• 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
• This can include business ownership interests, pensions and even foreign receivables in some cases.
  — Vincenzo Villamena, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Automating the billing process will reduce manual errors, decrease staff costs and transition receivables into cash.
  — Dharmesh Acharya, Forbes, 17 June 2022
• This increase was attributed to higher rental revenues and interest income from loans and direct financing lease receivables.
  — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
• The system is designed to more efficiently handle budgeting, the general ledger, payables, receivables, and more.
  — cleveland, 11 May 2021
• The sports side of the fund will expand Cordillera’s operations in specialty finance, with soccer transfer receivables a likely area.
  — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Not surprisingly, a strong focus on managing receivables made a stark difference in QofR scores.
  — Dean Kaplan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 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
• That access can come from reserves, receivables planning or responsible financing.
  — Michael Shribman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Funds that strategically source receivables in these areas can unlock untapped value while supporting global trade and economic growth.
  — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025