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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

receivable en · ADJ

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.

Forms

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more receivable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most receivable Degree=Sup lexicographic
receiveable alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

unreceivable · nonreceivable · receivableness · accounts receivable

Translations (8)

bg за получаване (capable of being received) · ro recepționabil (capable of being received) · enm receyvable (capable of being received) · gv yn-ghoaill (capable of being received) · it ricevibile (capable of being received) · el εισπρακτέος (capable of being received) · it ricavabile (capable of being received) · pl możliwy do uzyskania (capable of being received)

receivable en · NOUN

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvable; by surface analysis, receive + -able.

Meanings

  1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
    • One man's receivable is another man's payable.
  2. (specifically) A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Forms

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receiveable alternative lexicographic
receivables Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

payable