unassigned

adjective un·as·signed \ ˌən-ə-ˈsīnd \

Updated on: 10 May 2018

Definition of unassigned

: not having or given an assignment : not assigned

unassigned seating

unassigned tasks

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These commonly include open designs, desk sharing and unassigned workstations.

— eric yoder, Washington Post, "Q&A for federal workers: Shrinking workspaces," 24 Apr. 2018
Now, they are assigned in blocks of 1,000, but unassigned numbers still amass.

— jo craven mcginty, WSJ, "Losing Your Old Area Code? You’re Not Alone," 4 Aug. 2017
Nearly 802 million are assigned in the U.S. with an additional 86 million unassigned in carrier inventories.

— jo craven mcginty, WSJ, "Losing Your Old Area Code? You’re Not Alone," 4 Aug. 2017
One of the unnamed employees gave the example of a case involving a faculty member that remained unassigned on the director’s desk for about nine weeks.

— nanette asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, "UCSF fired head of sexual harassment prevention office," 13 Dec. 2017
The airline said pilots had responded well to an offer of 1.5 times normal hourly pay to give up days off and take the unassigned flights.

— mary schlangenstein, Bloomberg.com, "American Finds Pilots for Most December Flights After Glitch," 30 Nov. 2017
The commission already is considering possible rules allowing telecommunications firms to block robocalls from unassigned or invalid numbers.

— john d. mckinnon, WSJ, "FCC Takes Stronger Aim at Robocalls," 13 July 2017
Sporting KC has increased its resources in the unassigned areas of the country.

— sam mcdowell, kansascity, "Sporting KC signs youngest MLS player since Freddy Adu: 15-year-old forward Busio," 24 Aug. 2017
Burns and her best friend, who now writes young adult fiction under the name Jennifer Echols, would make up unassigned puppet shows for school.

— matt wake, AL.com, "Meet the Alabama native behind podcast phenomenon The Moth," 18 Aug. 2017

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