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unissued

unissued

1 6.7
Not officially given out or released to the public
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɪʃuːd/
: no emitido
  • The government kept the unissued documents classified for decades.

Examples

  • Fans were excited to hear the unissued songs from the artist's early career.

  • The museum displayed several unissued stamps that were never circulated.

  • The company has many unissued shares available.

  • He bought a collection of unissued stamps.

  • The company has several unissued shares available for future investors.

  • The collector was excited to find an unissued stamp from the early 20th century.

  • After the press release, the unissued securities became a topic of discussion among finance experts.

Synonyms

undistributed
vsunissued
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Assets not yet given to the people who should get them

focuses on official public release rather than allocation among recipients
uncirculated
vsunissued
1 7.0

Not shared with the public

focuses on official nonrelease rather than mere lack of public availability
unallotted
vsunissued
6.7

Not given to anyone, for example a seat or task

refers instead to items not officially released or distributed to the public

Antonyms

issuing
2 3.3

Giving out things often in an official way

Surface Forms

unissued positive

Morphology

unissued = issued (transparent) = un + issue + ed

Formed by productive negative prefix 'un-' added to 'issued' (past participle of 'issue'), giving the straightforward meaning 'not issued'.

Etymology

The word unissued is made of un- meaning 'not' and issue meaning 'to send out' or 'go out', as in the word exit. So unissued means 'not released or given out'.