How to Use uncollectible in a Sentence

uncollectible

adjective
  • Net charge-offs refer to the amount of debt a bank has written off as uncollectible, minus any recoveries.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Apr. 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
  • 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.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, 9 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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, 25 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

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