uncollected

adjective un·col·lect·ed \ ˌən-kə-ˈlek-təd \

Definition of uncollected

: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

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A short time later, Gyulai and his wife vanished, leaving behind a dead restaurant, emptied bank accounts, a mountain of unpaid debts and uncollected judgments.

— phil vettel, chicagotribune.com, "HaiSous review: Vietnamese restaurant in Pilsen showcases owners' brilliance, resiliency," 28 July 2017
Uncollected trash attracted rats, mice and other pests.

— rene rodriguez, miamiherald, "Housing groups say Deutsche Bank neglected its vacant homes in black, Hispanic areas," 28 July 2017
New York court records show the losses resulted in an uncollected $2.3 million default judgment in favor of global financial firm Lehman Brothers, which collapsed in 2008 during the national financial crisis.

— kevin mccoy, USA TODAY, "'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's trial: You can't look away," 25 June 2017
Rubbish spills out onto the streets from uncollected plastic sacks, providing a feast for rats, pigeons, and seagulls.

— sara miller llana, The Christian Science Monitor, "Though Macron's party rolls up wins in France, a cautionary tale next door," 19 June 2017
One third of the restitution, when ordered, and half of other financial obligations were still uncollected for the average probationer, according to the task force report.

— julia o'donoghue, NOLA.com, "Easing up on ex-criminals is aim of two bills pending in Louisiana Legislature," 19 May 2017
A few blocks away, working-class Cubans live in decaying apartments on streets clogged by uncollected trash.

— NBC News, "Bulgari Watches and Lacoste Shirts: Cuba Opens First Luxury Mall," 9 May 2017
In 2007, the British newspaper Daily Mail asked a food microbiologist to analyze trash left uncollected for two weeks.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Could your trash bins make you sick? These companies kill the germs," 5 May 2017
That his depictions were hardly sympathetic to the KKK misses the adjacent critical objection—that other narratives have gone uncollected.

— kriston capps, The Atlantic, "Vito Acconci and the Shelf Life of Sensational Art," 3 May 2017

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