undistributed
Britishadjective
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logic (of a term) referring only to some members of the class designated by the term, as doctors in some doctors are overworked
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commerce (of a profit) not paid in dividends to the shareholders of a company but retained to help finance its trading
Example Sentences
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One of the writers, Washington attorney David B. Rivkin, had helped write an appeal petition asking the court to take up a major tax case and rule the Constitution forbids levies on undistributed corporate profits.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
After increasing its supplies as demand rose, the organization was left with 3,000 undistributed turkeys, which Jones said would probably be distributed to other organizations holding giveaways.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022
Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced said she wanted answers within 48 hours over the undistributed aid.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2020
Kennedy’s pushing for the uncashed and undistributed retirement benefits to be returned to their rightful owners through states’ unclaimed property programs.
From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2018
That number of presents was forwarded, and on Christmas day every burgher at the front received one gift, but there were almost two thousand packages undistributed.
From With the Boer Forces by Hillegas, Howard Clemens
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