An accounting term for an Company’s obligation to pay off a short-term (less than one year) vendor payment obligations (trade obligations of a business that are recorded at a point in time). Accounts Payable are often referred to as “payables” or “AP.” Short-term debt is often used to finance payables. Related to issuers.
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by bsmith@carofin.com | Feb 22, 2019
