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unclaimed

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈkɫeɪmd// UK //ʌnklˈeɪmd// un·claimed

adj. describing something that no one has taken or accepted. You use this for items like lost property or money that no one has come to collect.

adj. not claimed or accepted by any person or entity. Often used to describe property, funds, or rights that have been abandoned or for which the owner is unknown.


SIMPLE

The police found several unclaimed bags at the station.

CONTEXTUAL

After a month of no response, the bank moved the unclaimed funds to a government account.

COMPLEX

The museum houses a collection of unclaimed artifacts, many of which were discovered during the excavation of a site with no known historical records.

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