accounts receivable; outstanding account
Accounting term for money owed to a business that has not yet been collected. Used in financial statements and business contexts.
Collecting the accounts receivable is taking time.
Accounts receivable are recorded on the balance sheet.
未払金 is the opposite: accounts payable, money the business owes but has not yet paid.
Compound of 未 (mi, 'not yet') + 収 (shū, 'collect') + 金 (kin, 'money'). A straightforward Sino-Japanese accounting term.