accounts payable
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accounts payable
noun
- The total amount of money that is owed by a customer to its suppliers of goods and services and is counted by the customer as a current unpaid debt. When such a practice is to be followed, two methods may be employed: (1) accounts payable may be reported net or (2) accounts payable may be reported at the gross invoice price with a payable offset balance or liability valuation account reporting the purchases discounts available.
noun
- plural of account payable
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noun total monetary amount owed by a customer to suppliers of its goods and services
| Español | cuentas pendientes de pago, cuentas a pagar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 買掛金 kaikakekin |
| 中文 | 應付帳款 /应付帐款 yīngfù zhàngkuǎn |
| Français | dette fournisseur, dettes commerciales |
| Deutsch | Verbindlichkeiten |
| Română | cont creditor |
| Русский | кредито́рская задо́лженность kreditórskaja zadólžennostʹ |
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title = {accounts payable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
