accounts receivable

NOUN

arrears

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficit liability obligation

STRONG

claim debit deficiency

WEAK

back payment balance due unpaid bill

NOUN

debt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrears bill capital commitment credit damage deficit due indebtedness liability mortgage obligation price tag receipt

STRONG

IOU albatross baggage bite check chit claim cuff debenture debit dues duty encumbrance invoice manifest note reckoning responsibility score tab tally voucher

WEAK

arrearage bad news below the line dead horse in hock in the hole in the red outstandings promissory note red ink

Antonyms

STRONG

irresponsibility

WEAK

asset cash excess profit

Example Sentences

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Recently, he highlighted that Palantir’s accounts receivable have been growing faster than revenue for nine of the last 12 quarters.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The company was the lead lender on a more-than $400 million credit agreement with a telecom entrepreneur, Bankim Brahmbhatt, accepting as collateral accounts receivable the executive’s firm had acquired from other businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The Justice Department is looking into the company’s financial dealings leading up to the bankruptcy filing, including whether accounts receivable have been pledged more than once.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The department said the technician is no longer with the agency and is establishing an accounts receivable system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023

Your accounts receivable are only worth the value o' the creditors—and some ye hae are nae good.

From Dawson Black: Retail Merchant by Whitehead, Harold

accounts receivable

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