Acceptable vs Receivable - What's the difference?
acceptable | receivable |
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable'' present, one ''acceptable to us.
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business
Especially, a debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.
As adjectives the difference between acceptable and receivable
is that acceptable is capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable'' present, one ''acceptable to us while receivable is capable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.As a noun receivable is
a debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.acceptable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* unacceptable * inacceptableDerived terms
* acceptableness * acceptablyExternal links
* * * ----receivable
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Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- One man's receivable is another man's payable.