noncollectible

noncollectible — 形容詞

  • noncollectiblepositive
  • more noncollectiblecomparative
  • most noncollectiblesuperlative

1. describing money that someone owes but will probably never pay, so the person or

1.形容詞C2
釋義

無法收回的

指欠款幾乎收不回來

describing money that someone owes but will probably never pay, so the person or business waiting for it cannot get it back.

例句

After six unpaid months, the landlord marked the debt as noncollectible.

在拖欠六個月後，房東把那筆債務標成無法收回的。

mark + debt + as noncollectible

The clinic wrote off Roya's old bill as noncollectible.

診所把 Roya 那張舊帳單列為無法收回的。

write off + bill + as noncollectible

同義詞
  • uncollectible

    nearly the same meaning, but more common outside formal accounting labels

  • irrecoverable

    broader; can describe any loss that cannot be regained, not just money owed

  • doubtful

    weaker; suggests payment is uncertain, not already treated as beyond recovery

反義詞
  • collectible

    able to be collected or recovered

  • recoverable

    broad opposite for money or losses that can still be got back

文法句型

be + noncollectible

mark / classify + debt or account + as noncollectible

become / turn noncollectible

用法筆記

Usually used for debts, loans, bills, fees, and other amounts owed rather than for ordinary physical objects. Common in accounting and business reports, especially after verbs such as mark, classify, call, or write off.

常見錯誤

❌The broken chair is noncollectible.
✅The unpaid bill is noncollectible.
💡noncollectible usually describes money that cannot be recovered, not an ordinary object.
❌The customer was noncollectible.
✅The customer's debt was noncollectible.
💡the adjective normally describes the amount owed, not the person.