uncollectable

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A form of uncollectible — That cannot be collected.

OriginEnglish collectable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncollectable (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of uncollectible.

    […] read-only attribute that lists the unreachable but uncollectable objects.

    2006, Alex Martelli, Python in a Nutshell
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    After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […]

    2000, Hideo Yamashita, Healthy Culture and Unhealthy Culture
noununcollectable (plural uncollectables)

plural uncollectables

  1. alternativeAlternative form of uncollectible.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcollectable
  9. Englishuncollectable

From un- + collectable.

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APA

uncollectable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncollectable

MLA

“uncollectable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncollectable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncollectable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncollectable.

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