uncollectable
adjective mainly UK (also mainly US uncollectible) uk/ˌʌn.kəˈlek.tə.bəl/ us/ˌʌn.kəˈlek.tə.bəl/
(尤指欠债)无法收回的
(especially of money owed) not able to be collected
Debts which are known to be uncollectable are written off. 已知无法收回的债务被注销。
He said that the cost of uncollectible debts reflects a reduction in the number of people who have health insurance.
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- When there is no other possibility for them to be collected, they are considered as uncollectable accounts.
- The company has already written off £2 million in uncollectable bills.
- The accounts receivable may be well past due and even uncollectable.
- Card balances written off as uncollectible by banks have jumped 24 percent, and late payments are up 16 percent from a year ago.