Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

receivable

/ɹɪsˈivəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: re-ceiv-able
IPA: /ɹɪsˈivəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.

noun

A debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.

Example Sentences

"One man's receivable is another man's payable."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-, receyvable

Inflected Forms

more receivable (comparative) most receivable (superlative) receiveable (alternative) receivables (plural)

Derived Forms

nonreceivable receivableness unreceivable

Phrases

accounts receivable

Antonyms

payable

Rhymes With

unbelievable believable achievable conceivable inconceivable

Questions

How do you pronounce receivable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪsˈivəbəl/.
What does receivable mean?: Capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
Where does receivable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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