undistributed

adjective

un·​dis·​trib·​ut·​ed ˌən-di-ˈstri-byü-təd How to pronounce undistributed (audio)
 also  -byə-,
 British also  -ˈdi-stri-ˌbyü-
: not distributed: such as
a
: not dealt out or apportioned
undistributed revenue
b
logic : not conveying information about every member of the class named
In the proposition "some rectangles are squares," both the subject and predicate are undistributed, since no information is given about all squares or all rectangles.

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In recent months, attorneys for the class members have returned to court to force the city to explain the reason for the undistributed funds. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 After accounting for preferred stock dividends and undistributed earnings, net income attributable to common stockholders was $7.6 million, up from $5.6 million. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024 This election enables the shareholder to treat the undistributed income from the CFC or PFIC consistently as taxable income for both regular U.S. income tax and for NIIT. Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 The Supreme Court has not ruled on a question like this, although one recent guidepost came in a 2024 tax case, Moore vs. USA, in which the Supreme Court upheld a tax on undistributed foreign assets. Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undistributed 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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

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“Undistributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undistributed. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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