uncollected

adjective

un·​col·​lect·​ed ˌən-kə-ˈlek-təd How to pronounce uncollected (audio)
: 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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As of September 2023, the agency had $23 billion in uncollected overpayments, according to the report. Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 An extensive rebuilding of the levees prevented disastrous flooding after Hurricane Ida, in 2021, but the power in some areas was out for weeks and the streets were full of uncollected debris for months. Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025 Recycling and compostables will continue to go uncollected. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2025 Materials that are not sorted will be left uncollected. Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncollected

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncollected was in 1730

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“Uncollected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncollected. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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