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 accounting designating that portion of the profits of a business enterprise that is retained in the business and not withdrawn by the proprietor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

On Sunday, Mejia posted about the potential cuts on X, making no mention of the $5 million listed in the budget’s unappropriated balance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

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

This was the first step, preliminary to devoting the unappropriated land to the maintenance of the school system.

From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by Archibald MacMechan

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