unclaimed
adjective
un·claimed
ˌən-ˈklāmd 
: not claimed
specifically
: not called for by an owner or consignee
unclaimed property/goods
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Like any other aspect of financial planning, without a strategy, these perks may go unclaimed.
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Lawrence D. Sprung, Founder and Wealth Advisor At Mitlin Financial, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Reporters found that county coroners, medical institutions and others repeatedly failed to contact reachable family members before declaring bodies unclaimed.
—Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The jackpot remained unclaimed yet again and soared to $670 million, with a cash value of $317.8 million.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
By some estimates, between $4 and $7 billion of matching dollars go unclaimed every year, according to Double Your Donation, which maintains a database of employers’ match programs for its clients (who are charities).
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence D. Sprung, Founder and Wealth Advisor At Mitlin Financial, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Reporters found that county coroners, medical institutions and others repeatedly failed to contact reachable family members before declaring bodies unclaimed.
—Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The jackpot remained unclaimed yet again and soared to $670 million, with a cash value of $317.8 million.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
By some estimates, between $4 and $7 billion of matching dollars go unclaimed every year, according to Double Your Donation, which maintains a database of employers’ match programs for its clients (who are charities).
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Unclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclaimed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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