uncollected

adjective

un·​col·​lect·​ed ˌən-kə-ˈlek-təd 

: not collected: such as

a

: not gathered into one place, body, or mass

a book of thirteen previously uncollected stories

streets littered with uncollected trash

b

: not yet paid

uncollected debt

uncollected taxes

checks drawn against uncollected funds

Examples of uncollected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Some residents said their garbage went uncollected for up to four weeks. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

If the payoff is deferred to the end, the years spent getting there went uncollected too. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Even as hospitals increasingly collect more upfront payments, however, their uncollected debt is also rising, according to data Kodiak collected from more than 2,300 hospitals nationwide. — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncollected

• disaffected
• disconnected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected