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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAccounts Payable
/əˈkaʊnts ˈpeɪ.ə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The amount of money a company owes to its suppliers for goods and services purchased on credit.
"The company's accounts payable increased significantly after the recent bulk purchase of inventory." - 2
A liability account that represents the company's obligation to pay off short-term debts to its creditors.
"Effective management of accounts payable can improve a company's cash flow."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'accounts payable' originates from the combination of 'accounts', derived from the Latin 'computare', meaning to count or calculate, and 'payable', which comes from the Old French 'paier', meaning to pay. The phrase has evolved in the context of financial accounting since the 19th century to denote obligations to pay off short-term debts to creditors.
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Comptes fournisseurs
Transliteration: kɔ̃t fʁiz.jœʁ
"Les comptes fournisseurs de l'entreprise ont augmenté après l'achat en gros."
Verbindlichkeiten
Transliteration: fɛʁˈbɪndlɪçkaɪtən
"Die Verbindlichkeiten des Unternehmens sind nach dem Großkauf gestiegen."
Debiti verso fornitori
Transliteration: ˈdɛːbiti ˈvɛrso forniˈtɔːri
"I debiti verso fornitori dell'azienda sono aumentati dopo l'acquisto all'ingrosso."
Cuentas por pagar
Transliteration: kwentas por paˈɣaɾ
"Las cuentas por pagar de la empresa aumentaron después de la compra al por mayor."
Contas a pagar
Transliteration: ˈkõtɐz a paˈɡaʁ
"As contas a pagar da empresa aumentaram após a compra em grande quantidade."
क्रेडिटर्स के खाते
Transliteration: kreditors ke khate
"कंपनी के क्रेडिटर्स के खाते हाल ही में बढ़ गए।"
应付账款
Transliteration: yīngfù zhàngkuǎn
"公司的应付账款在最近的大宗采购后增加了。"
외상 매출금
Transliteration: oesang maechulgeum
"회사의 외상 매출금은 최근 대량 구매 후 증가했습니다."
買掛金
Transliteration: kaikakekin
"最近の大量購入後、会社の買掛金が増加しました。"
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