unclaimed

adjective

un·​claimed ˌən-ˈklāmd 

: not claimed

specifically : not called for by an owner or consignee

unclaimed property/goods

Examples of unclaimed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Especially since there are laptop deals still sitting around the internet like unclaimed jewels. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Sacramento County, which is the 25th California county to commission this economic report, had extra funds last year through the unclaimed gas tax and used those dollars to conduct the analysis, Flores said. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

But while money remains unclaimed, the government benefits from having control of it. — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

One in seven Americans have unclaimed money in their name, Reclaim’s Maldonado said. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unclaimed

• counterclaimed
• unashamed
• abovenamed
• acclaimed
• ashamed
• declaimed
• defamed
• disclaimed
• exclaimed
• inflamed
• misnamed
• nicknamed