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Rdep01 Posted 19 years ago
Business & Finance

"Accounts receivable" - Is that correct ?

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00"Accounts receivable" is a term used in accounting02br
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00In this idiom, is "receivable" an adverb ?02br
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00If it was an adjective, the idiom should be "Receivable accounts" ?02br
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0It is a standardized name for the account book and line of the financial statement, not an idiom. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0It is a standardized name for the account book and line of the financial statement, not an idiom.
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0It is a standardized name for the account book and line of the financial statement, not an idiom. I presume that its source was something like01i00 Accounts [which are] receivable02i00, but that is merely of historical interest.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10It is a standardized name for the account book and line of the financial statement, not an idiom. I presume that its source was something like11i10 Accounts [which are] receivable12i10, but that is merely of historical interest.12blockquote
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0There are also other accounts that work on the same principle:02br
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00Accounts payable02br
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