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uncollectible

UK/'ʌnkəlektəbl/US/'ʌnkəlektəbl/
A1

Definitions

adj.

Impossible to collect or recover, especially of a debt

无法收回的(尤指债务);呆账的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
un-not, reversal
+
collectibletogether, with
=uncollectible

un- (not) + collectible (collect 'gather' + -ible). In finance, a debt that cannot be gathered back in — a bad debt written off.

Common Collocations

  • 1.uncollectible debt无法收回的债务
  • 2.uncollectible accounts呆账科目
  • 3.write off as uncollectible作为坏账核销

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The firm wrote off the loan as uncollectible.

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