売 掛 金

うりかけきん

noun

accounts receivable; money owed by customers

1. accounts receivable; trade receivables

Money a business is owed for goods or services it has already delivered on credit. A standard balance-sheet asset account, and the counterpart of 買掛金(かいかけきん).

売掛金(うりかけきん)が増(ふ)えている。

Accounts receivable are increasing.

今月(こんげつ)の売掛金(うりかけきん)の回収(かいしゅう)が遅(おく)れている。

Collection of this month's receivables is running late.

取引先(とりひきさき)が倒産(とうさん)し、売掛金(うりかけきん)が回収(かいしゅう)できなくなった。

A client went bankrupt, and we became unable to collect the receivable.

売上(うりあげ)は伸(の)びているが、売掛金(うりかけきん)が膨(ふく)らんで手元(てもと)の現金(げんきん)が足(た)りない。

Sales are growing, but receivables have swollen and we are short of cash on hand.

Formed from 売(う)り (selling) + 掛(か)け (on credit) + 金(きん) (money). Used in bookkeeping and everyday business talk alike; ordinary speech often says 未回収(みかいしゅう)のお金(かね) instead.

Common collocations

売掛金(うりかけきん)を回収(かいしゅう)する: to collect a receivable
売掛金(うりかけきん)が残(のこ)る: to have a receivable outstanding
売掛金(うりかけきん)の残高(ざんだか): receivables balance

Similar words

買掛金(かいかけきん): accounts payable — the mirror image, money the business owes
未収金(みしゅうきん): accrued receivable — money owed from something other than normal sales
売上(うりあげ): sales revenue — the sale itself, whether paid in cash or on credit

Related Words

Antonym: 買掛金 (accounts payable)

Related: 未収金 (accrued receivable)

Compare: 売上(うりあげ) (sales revenue)

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Added 2026.7.29 12:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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