Unappropriated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unappropriated \Un`ap*pro"pri*a`ted\, a. [Pref. un- not +
     appropriated.]
     1. Not specially appropriate; having no special application.
        --J. Warton.
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     2. Not granted to any person, corporation, or the like, to
        the exclusion of others; as, unappropriated lands.
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     3. Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose; as,
        the unappropriated moneys in the treasury.
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     Note: In the proceedings of the United States congress, money
           for specific purposes must first be authorized by law,
           and must subsequently be appropriated in a separate
           action. Money authorized but not appropriated may be
           described as unappropriated.
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