1. impossible to get back or restore
2. unable to be collected or obtained, especially money owed
Usage: business; finance

Examples

• The data was unrecoverable after the hard drive crashed.
• Many family heirlooms were unrecoverable after the fire.
• The company wrote off the unrecoverable debt.
• His reputation seemed unrecoverable after the scandal.
• The loan was classified as unrecoverable by the bank.
• The deleted files were completely unrecoverable.
• The environmental damage appeared unrecoverable.