uncollectible
or un·col·lect·a·ble
[uhn-kuh-lek-tuh-buh l]
- that cannot be collected: an uncollectible debt.
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- something, as a financial obligation, that cannot be collected: an increase in the company's uncollectibles.
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Origin of uncollectible
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
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Historical Examples
An amount—usually a stated per cent of accounts receivable—annually set aside to cover losses from uncollectable accounts.
Word Origin and History for uncollectable
adj.
1927, from un- + collectable (see collectible).
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uncollectible
adj.
by 1833, from un- + collectible.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper