# Accounts receivable

> Accounts receivable — What customers owe us for invoices already issued.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/accounts-receivable
Part of: Lopifi — US GAAP books on autopilot, reviewed by a CPA (https://lopifi.com)

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**What is accounts receivable?** In accounting, accounts receivable means what customers owe us for invoices already issued.

## Also known as

- AR

## Words this system refuses for it

- debtors
- receivables unqualified in mixed context

- **Category:** Foundations
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
- **Rendered by:** [aging-table](https://lopifi.com/md/components/aging-table), [cash-application](https://lopifi.com/md/components/cash-application), [ar-metrics-panel](https://lopifi.com/md/components/ar-metrics-panel)