uncollectible
adjective
un·col·lect·ible
ˌən-kə-ˈlek-tə-bəl 
: not capable of or suitable for being collected : not collectible
uncollectible loans/debt
Once deemed uncollectible because it can be easily reproduced, the photograph is now as common to the auction halls as a still life.—
Douglas Davis
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But, under penalty of perjury, in March 2010 Snyder stated his personal tax debt was uncollectible and instead offered to pay $1,000, prosecutors said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
For years, the city has calculated its compliance with that limit using a methodology that excludes certain abatements from the operating levy, relying largely on a crisis-era attorney general opinion addressing reserves for uncollectible taxes tied to debt service.
—Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
An email to a handful of investors from GVA Senior Associate Blake Davis said the risk fee was uncollectible rent sent to collections that the company might recoup.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Net charge-offs refer to the amount of debt a bank has written off as uncollectible, minus any recoveries; a decline is a good thing.
—CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The bottom line Medical debt doesn't vanish on its own, but there are scenarios where it can be forgiven, canceled or rendered legally uncollectible.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Around $1 million of the loss is from write-offs of uncollectible rent, the report said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Indeed, uncollectible medical debt is already effectively transferred to the rest of hospital patients, private insurers, and government insurers through the higher rates hospitals need to keep operating.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
For years, the city has calculated its compliance with that limit using a methodology that excludes certain abatements from the operating levy, relying largely on a crisis-era attorney general opinion addressing reserves for uncollectible taxes tied to debt service.
—Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
An email to a handful of investors from GVA Senior Associate Blake Davis said the risk fee was uncollectible rent sent to collections that the company might recoup.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
Net charge-offs refer to the amount of debt a bank has written off as uncollectible, minus any recoveries; a decline is a good thing.
—CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The bottom line Medical debt doesn't vanish on its own, but there are scenarios where it can be forgiven, canceled or rendered legally uncollectible.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Around $1 million of the loss is from write-offs of uncollectible rent, the report said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Indeed, uncollectible medical debt is already effectively transferred to the rest of hospital patients, private insurers, and government insurers through the higher rates hospitals need to keep operating.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Uncollectible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncollectible. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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