unappropriated

American  

[uhn-uh-proh-pree-ay-tid] / ˌʌn əˈproʊ priˌeɪ tɪd /

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.

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unappropriated British  

/ 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 accounting designating that portion of the profits of a business enterprise that is retained in the business and not withdrawn by the proprietor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

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Etymology

Origin of unappropriated

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

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Example Sentences

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unappropriated

A hearing on Thursday will focus on whether the forfeited water rights resulted in unappropriated water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

Northam already has plans for $354 million of the $1.1 billion in unappropriated funds, intending to roll it into the two-year budget he will propose in December for mental health, small-business recovery and other programs.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2021

The permit process requires the sponsors to first seek approval to file the application by showing that there is unappropriated water in the Platte at times, said Mike Thompson, the Natural Resources Department’s permits manager.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2018

"Travelers' lost change is unappropriated dollars that should be put to good use," Miller said during a House Homeland Security Committee meeting in October.

From Chicago Tribune ● Nov. 26, 2013

If a daughter yet remain unappropriated she will display the gayest attire—red flannel galore, red shawl, red scarf, with perhaps an apron of white fox-skin and moccasins garnished in coloured grasses.

From The Story of the Trapper by A. C. Laut

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