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

Examples of unassigned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some employers are eliminating personal desks in favor of unassigned work stations that can be occupied as needed, allowing businesses to shrink their office footprints. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024 At an investor day Sept. 26, Southwest reiterated its plans to drum up revenue, including adding seats with extra legroom and ending its unassigned seating model. Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 One example, Brooker notes, is when an individual assaulted two female passengers by sitting beside them in unassigned seating. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024 An audit released last month for the fiscal years 2021 and 2022 recommended that the Labor Department’s wage unit continue to improve its tracking procedures, highlighting that pending and unassigned cases accounted for 41% of the total in May 2023. José Luis Martínez, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unassigned 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Nov. 2024.

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