未 収 金

みしゅうきん

noun

uncollected receivable; outstanding amount owed to one

1. uncollected receivable; money still owed to one; accounts receivable

Money that has been earned or billed but not yet received. In everyday use it is an amount a customer still owes; in accounting it is an asset recorded for revenue already recognized.

未収金(みしゅうきん)が増(ふ)えている。

Uncollected receivables are increasing.

先月(せんげつ)の未収金(みしゅうきん)をやっと回収(かいしゅう)した。

We finally collected last month's outstanding receivables.

取引先(とりひきさき)の倒産(とうさん)で、多額(たがく)の未収金(みしゅうきん)が残(のこ)ってしまった。

A client's bankruptcy left us with a large amount of uncollected receivables.

経理(けいり)担当者(たんとうしゃ)は、月末(げつまつ)ごとに未収金(みしゅうきん)の一覧表(いちらんひょう)を作(つく)っている。

The accounting staff prepares a list of outstanding receivables at the end of each month.

Formed from 未(み) (not yet) plus 収(しゅう) (to collect, to take in) plus 金(きん) (money). It is standard vocabulary in accounting and billing; in casual speech people say まだ払(はら)ってもらっていないお金(かね) instead.

Common collocations

未収金(みしゅうきん)が残(のこ)る: for a receivable to remain outstanding
未収金(みしゅうきん)を回収(かいしゅう)する: to collect an amount owed
未収金(みしゅうきん)を計上(けいじょう)する: to record a receivable on the books

Similar words

未払(みはら)い金(きん): unpaid amount — money you owe, the mirror image of 未収金(みしゅうきん)
売掛金(うりかけきん): accounts receivable — narrower; only credit sales of goods or services
滞納(たいのう): delinquency, arrears — stresses that a payment is overdue

Related Words

Compare: 未払い金 (unpaid amount)

Compare: 売掛金 (accounts receivable)

Compare: 滞納(たいのう) (delinquency, arrears)

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Added 2026.7.28 21:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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