How to Use receivables in a Sentence

receivables

plural noun
  • Turns out, their receivables turnover was painfully slow at around three times a year.
    — Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Payroll does not wait for receivables.
    — Michael Shribman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • This fear of accounts receivables going cold is a sure sign of a recession.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
  • There’s also an uptick in receivables finance and supply chain finance usage.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Before tightening receivables, look at the margin on the work itself.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Guarantee that all receivables and payables are recorded and that contracts are authorized.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • First Brands, the auto parts company, borrowed against its receivables, or the money owed by its customers.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Follow up on any outstanding receivables.
    — Danielle Higley, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In bankruptcy filings and lender statements, some lenders say the company may have pledged the same receivables to different lenders.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Higher outstanding receivables — the amount of money that customers owe to a credit card issuer — is a key gauge of profitability.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This can include business ownership interests, pensions and even foreign receivables in some cases.
    — Vincenzo Villamena, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • That access can come from reserves, receivables planning or responsible financing.
    — Michael Shribman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Trade finance supports transaction chains such as purchase orders, shipments, invoices, receivables and payments.
    — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Receivables Performance Look at your receivables.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • In a more professional capacity, these tools also enable businesses to monitor cash flow, receivables, burn rate, and revenue forecasts in real time.
    — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Lenders are financing discrete pieces of the ecosystem rather than entire teams—broadcast receivables, naming rights, arena redevelopment or ancillary real estate.
    — Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Secured by receivables, inventory or equipment, ABLs often carry lower spreads and can be structured with staggered maturities.
    — Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Private lenders can design structures suited to that environment—secured against receivables, ticket income or local partnerships—where traditional financing models fall short.
    — Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • JPMorgan Chase, by comparison, had $220 billion in outstanding receivables last year.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And the position manages allotments and the facilities’ budget, tracks expenditures, invoices, accounts payable and receivables, lease structures and lease management, and matters related to program needs.
    — Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Real-Time Cash Flow Drivers Audit real-time cash flow drivers using AI, especially receivables, payables and demand patterns.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Preliminary use cases focused on tokenizing government debt, and would eventually include trade finance, interbank settlement, tokenization of receivables and more.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The $715 million exposure is invested in receivables due from a number of companies, including Walmart , Autozone and NAPA.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025

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