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uncollectible

🇬🇧 UK/'ʌnkəlektəbl/🇺🇸 US/'ʌnkəlektəbl/
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Definitions

adj.

Not able to be collected or recovered, especially referring to debts

无法收回的;无法收集的

n.

Something, such as a bad debt, that cannot be collected

无法收回之物(如坏账)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
coltogether, with
+
lectchoose, read, gather
+
iblecapable of, worthy of
=uncollectible

Common Collocations

  • 1.uncollectible debt坏账;无法收回的债务
  • 2.uncollectible accounts呆账;坏账科目
  • 3.[uncollectible receivables]无法收回的应收款项
  • 4.write off as uncollectible作为坏账核销

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bank wrote off millions in uncollectible loans after the economic crisis.

  • 2.

    Accountants must identify uncollectible receivables and adjust the financial statements accordingly.

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