uncollectible

/ˌʌn.kəˈlek.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · [ənkəlˈɛktɪbəl] /ˌʌn.kəˈlek.tə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · [ənkəlˈɛktɪbəl] /ˌən-kə-ˈlek-tə-bəl How to pronounce uncollectible (audio)/ (ame, mw)

uncollectible — adjective

  • uncollectiblepositive
  • more uncollectiblecomparative
  • most uncollectiblesuperlative

1. describes a debt or amount of money that a business or person cannot get back be

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a debt or amount of money that a business or person cannot get back because the person who owes the money cannot or will not pay it

例句

The bank wrote off the unpaid loan after deciding the debt was uncollectible.

pattern: write off as uncollectible

Hiro received a letter stating that his overdue taxes had been classified as uncollectible.

passive: classified as uncollectible

同義詞
  • bad

    used as a technical term in accounting (bad debt), more common in everyday business language

  • irrecoverable

    more formal, common in legal documents; overlaps in meaning but less frequent in casual business contexts

  • unrecoverable

    similar to irrecoverable; often used for debts and also for data or losses, so slightly broader in scope

反義詞
  • collectible

    the direct opposite — able to be collected or recovered

文法句型

uncollectible + noun

declared uncollectible

considered uncollectible

written off as uncollectible

用法筆記

Typically found in financial, banking, and legal contexts. The noun it modifies is almost always a type of debt or financial obligation — loan, account, tax, receivable, or balance. Common verb partners include 'write off', 'classify as', 'declare', 'label', and 'consider'.

常見錯誤

❌The bill is still uncollectible this month.
✅The bill is still unpaid this month.
💡'uncollectible' means the debt will never be recovered, not just that it is overdue.
❌She had an uncollectible cold that lasted weeks.
✅She had a persistent cold that lasted weeks.
💡'uncollectible' is only used for debts or money, not for non-financial things.