unfiled
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfaɪld/
- So if there really were legit, unfiled divorce papers, they probably would have revealed that at some point.
Pay up letters to those who have unfiled tax returns or balances owed.
- Pay up letters to those who have unfiled tax returns or balances owed.
- You owe back taxes or have unfiled returns.
Examples
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The left column displays the contents of the My Library folder, including Collections, Duplicate Items, Unfiled Items, and Trash.
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You owe back taxes or have unfiled returns.
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Pay up letters to those who have unfiled tax returns or balances owed.
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The accountant found stacks of unfiled documents scattered around the office.
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After reviewing her records, she discovered several unfiled tax returns from previous years.
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The archives were filled with unfiled paperwork, making it difficult to find important information.
Synonyms
Not written down in official papers
Not put in order and left messy
An action not recorded in a system or record
Not in a list that helps you or a computer find things quickly
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfiled = filed (transparent) = un + file + ed
The meaning is clearly derived from 'filed' with the prefix 'un-' indicating negation.
Etymology
Unfiled is made of un- 'not' and file 'a place to keep papers'. So, unfiled means 'not put into a file', that is, not officially recorded or kept in an organized system.