lost property

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. lost and found.

Example Sentences

In the interest in not running with this all day, I’ll say I can see the value in the absolute — because if everyone acted that way, then all our lost property of all sizes would be there waiting for us when we came back for it.

From Washington Post

Many lost property; others were badly injured; and some lost loved ones when the quake struck.

From The Daily Beast

The statutes generally provide what a person must do who has found lost property.

From Project Gutenberg

These measures were subsequently followed by pecuniary relief to those who had lost property.

From Project Gutenberg

Tad now suggested that he and Ned go back to look for their lost property and their guide.

From Project Gutenberg

Hidden it, left it somewhere on the road in the lost property office or at a foundling hospital?

From Project Gutenberg

It was only after a long hunt that she discovered her missing book in the lost-property cupboard.

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