unissued

adjective

un·​is·​sued ˌən-ˈi-(ˌ)shüd How to pronounce unissued (audio)
 chiefly Southern  -ˈi-shəd,
 chiefly British  -ˈis-(ˌ)yüd
: not put forth, distributed, or made available : not issued
a previously unissued recording
unissued stock

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That one album is blown out into a five-disc package, which includes two full sets of unissued outtakes and another of live recordings from the Dylan-comes-alive tours that followed in the record’s wake. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023 And the big thing for us will be this one Chet Baker studio project of unissued recordings from the ‘70s. Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Nov. 2022 After years of pushback from the industry, those rules still remain unissued. Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2011 On Friday, bankruptcy court approved Hertz's request to sell 246.8 million unissued shares to Jefferies LLC to raise up to $1 billion in new equity. Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 14 June 2020 Fraud Eboni Wilson, 25, of the 1000 block of North Springfield, Chicago, was charged Oct. 4 with using an unissued credit card. Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2017 In November the Numero Group will release Savage Young Dü, a box set of early music—much of it previously unissued—by the great Minneapolis trio Hüsker Dü, one of the bands that helped redefine the sound of American hardcore in the mid- to late 80s. Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 14 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unissued was in 1587

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“Unissued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unissued. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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