uncollected

[US]/ʌnkə'lektɪd/
[UK]/ˌʌnkə'lɛktɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not gathered or collected

Example Sentences

uncollected garbage; uncollected taxes; uncollected thoughts.

bursting sacks of uncollected refuse.

interest based on uncollected balance

Real-world Examples

One recent study suggested up to 30 billion of revenue goes uncollected every year.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors plead for food, water, and medicine.

Source: AP Listening November 2013 Collection

The protest was part of the“You Stink” campaign triggered by an anger over uncollected rabbish in Beirut.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

Just a few months ago, Ebola was raging unchecked with hospitals overwhelmed and bodies lying uncollected in the streets.

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

His company, Poo Prints, shames the owners of dogs who fail to clean up their messes by testing DNA in uncollected coils.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Lebanon has been hit by a series of protests against the government started by a dispute over uncollected waste in the country.

Source: VOA Special September 2015 Collection

But few of these serve lower income neighborhoods such as Kangemi. Two thirds of the area’s 2,000 tons of waste remains uncollected.

Source: VOA Standard April 2013 Collection

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