unassigned

adjective

un·​as·​signed ˌən-ə-ˈsīnd How to pronounce unassigned (audio)
: not having or given an assignment : not assigned
unassigned seating
unassigned tasks

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Those findings leave city officials with less money in unassigned reserve funds that could be spent however the city needed, and with only weeks to finalize the next budget ahead of the June 30 deadline before the next fiscal year begins in July. Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 The district’s Second Interim Financial Report for FY 2025-26, presented to the board in March, projects that after the coming three consecutive years of deficit spending – totaling $3.4 billion – the unrestricted and unassigned general fund balance will fall to just $10 million by June 30, 2028. Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026 Irrigation at unassigned addresses is allowed on Monday and Friday. Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 The incentive structure is based on multiples of five cases from the Criminal Trial Support Unit’s unassigned defendants’ list, where bar advocates can take on five, 10, or 15 such cases for a possible maximum of $7,500 in incentive bonuses — 15 cases at $500 each. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unassigned

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unassigned was in the 15th century

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“Unassigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassigned. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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