unused
pronunciation
How to pronounce unused in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈju:zd]
How to pronounce unused in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈjuzd]
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- Adjective:
- not yet used or soiled
- not yet put into use
- not in active use
Word Origin
- unused (adj.)
- c. 1300, "unaccustomed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of use (v.). Meaning "not employed" is recorded from late 14c.
Example
- 1. Selling unused quotas would , moreover , be hugely lucrative for poorer countries .
- 2. Banks have cut overdraft facilities and unused credit lines , withdrawn from lending syndicates and abruptly called in loans .
- 3. For some remote schools , emt ( mobile phone operator ) allowed the use of its unused data channels .
- 4. Under " take or pay " terms common in the industry , russia may bill ukraine for the unused gas .
- 5. Paypal stands to profit from steering customers into shops , perhaps by reminding them that they have unused coupons .