unreclaimed
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈkleɪmd/
:
no reclamado
- The lost property office stores all unreclaimed items for three months before disposing of them.
Examples
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Several unreclaimed bags were left at the airport after the flight arrived.
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At the end of the auction, a few unreclaimed goods remained on the shelves.
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The land remains unreclaimed after the flood.
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Many areas in the city are still unreclaimed.
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The lost property office stores all unreclaimed items for three months before disposing of them.
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Several unreclaimed bags were left at the airport after the flight arrived.
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At the end of the auction, a few unreclaimed goods remained on the shelves.
Synonyms
17
3.7
Something the owner has not taken
2
4.1
Money or resources that have not yet been used
2
6.5
Land or property left in its natural state and not developed
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4.4
Not gathered or picked up and left where it is
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6.3
Resources like land, minerals and energy that people do not use or develop
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4.5
Something left because no one ate or used it
Not claimed or used by anyone
Not yet used or claimed for its value
Antonyms
How Claimed
17
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
unreclaimed = reclaimed (transparent) = un + re + claim + ed
The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'reclaimed'.
Etymology
Unreclaimed is made of un- ('not') and reclaim ('take back' or 'claim again'), so it describes things people have 'not taken back', like bags left at an airport. So, an unreclaimed item is one its owner did not collect.