unappropriated

[ uhn-uh-proh-pree-ey-tid ]

adjective

1. not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
2. not taken into possession by any person:

   A portion of the land remained unappropriated.

unappropriated

/ ˌʌnəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. not set aside for specific use
2. accounting designating that portion of the profits of a business enterprise that is retained in the business and not withdrawn by the proprietor
3. (of property) not having been taken into any person's possession or control

Word History and Origins

Origin of unappropriated¹

1750–60; un- ¹ + appropriate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The isthmus which joined the two great continents of the New World remained, according to him, unappropriated.

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The accommodation is for one thousand persons, of which three hundred seats are free and unappropriated.

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The next considerable tract of unappropriated land is the district called the Five Islands.

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The next tract of unappropriated country which I shall describe, is the district of the Coal River.

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The one hour here unappropriated is absorbed in the "all to Heaven."

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