unappropriated

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

/ ˌʌn əˈproʊ priˌeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.

not taken into possession by any person: A portion of the land remained unappropriated.

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Origin of unappropriated

1750–60; un-¹ + appropriate + -ed²

Words nearby unappropriated

unappealable, unappealing, unappetizing, unappreciated, unapproachable, unappropriated, unapproved, unapt, unarguable, unargued, unarm

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How to use unappropriated in a sentence

The isthmus which joined the two great continents of the New World remained, according to him, unappropriated.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The accommodation is for one thousand persons, of which three hundred seats are free and unappropriated.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 472|Various
The next considerable tract of unappropriated land is the district called the Five Islands.
Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land|William Charles Wentworth
The next tract of unappropriated country which I shall describe, is the district of the Coal River.
Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land|William Charles Wentworth

The one hour here unappropriated is absorbed in the "all to Heaven."
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 1 (of 20)|Charles Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for unappropriated

unappropriated

/ (ˌʌnəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪtɪd) /

adjective

not set aside for specific use

accounting designating that portion of the profits of a business enterprise that is retained in the business and not withdrawn by the proprietor

(of property) not having been taken into any person's possession or control

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