uncollectible

American  

[uhn-kuh-lek-tuh-buhl] / ˌʌn kəˈlɛk tə bəl /

Or uncollectable

adjective

1. that cannot be collected.

   an uncollectible debt.

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noun

1. something, as a financial obligation, that cannot be collected.

   an increase in the company's uncollectibles.

Etymology

Origin of uncollectible

un- ¹ + collect ¹ + -ible

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Example Sentences

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uncollectible

They typically exclude delinquencies from their calculations once they are deemed uncollectible, somewhere between 120 and 180 days past due.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Paul was then surprised by Scaramucci, who told him about his plan for "collecting the uncollectible".

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

The hospital recorded another $109 million in uncollectible debts not considered indigent care, the document shows.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2019

A different study, this one by Moody’s Investors Service, showed an average of 13 percent less uncollectible debt on unpaid hospital bills last year in Medicaid expansion states.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2015

What school-tax must be assessed, the cost of collecting being 2 per cent., and 6 per cent of the assessed tax being uncollectible?

From Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by John Fiske

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