/ Dictionary / Index A account payable: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: account' pay'able Pronunciation: [key] — pl. accounts payable. a liability to a creditor, carried on open account, usually for purchases of goods and services. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. accounting period account receivable Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language