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
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From Our Pages by Mavis Gallant, edited by Garth Risk Hallberg (New York Review Books)
Fiction
This volume includes forty-four previously uncollected stories by Gallant—a master of the form, who published more than a hundred stories in The New Yorker.
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The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
By the end of FY 2023, the SSA had an uncollected overpayment balance of $23 billion.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
That accounted for less than 1% of all benefits paid during that period, but as of September 2023, the agency had $23 billion in uncollected overpayments, according to the report.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
According to that analysis, nearly 80% of Connecticut’s uncollected taxes involve under-reporting of income, a problem typically connected with businesses and households that can afford tax attorneys and accountants.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
By the end of FY 2023, the SSA had an uncollected overpayment balance of $23 billion.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
That accounted for less than 1% of all benefits paid during that period, but as of September 2023, the agency had $23 billion in uncollected overpayments, according to the report.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
According to that analysis, nearly 80% of Connecticut’s uncollected taxes involve under-reporting of income, a problem typically connected with businesses and households that can afford tax attorneys and accountants.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Uncollected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncollected. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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