# Accounts receivable

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

Also called: AR, receivables, A/R, unpaid invoices

Money customers owe you for work already delivered or goods already sold, but have not paid yet.

**For example:** A consulting firm has 40,000 dollars in accounts receivable from invoices sent last month.

## Connects to (3)

- [Cash flow](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cash-flow): The timing of money coming into and going out of a business.
- [Revenue](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/revenue): All the money customers pay your business, before any costs are taken out.
- [Bookings](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bookings): The total value of the contracts customers signed in a period.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accounts-receivable