unissued
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not released or made available: "unissued" describes something, such as shares, stamps, or documents, that has not been formally distributed, published, or put into circulation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The company still holds a large number of unissued shares. (Shares that have not been sold or distributed to investors.)
- The post office destroyed all unissued stamps from the old series. (Stamps that were never released for public use.)
- The manuscript remained unissued until after the author's death. (The document was not published or made available.)
Advanced Usage
"Unissued stock": shares of a corporation that have been authorized by its charter but have not been sold or allocated to shareholders.
- The board voted to sell some of the unissued stock to raise capital. (To sell shares not yet in circulation.)
"Unissued bonds": debt instruments that have been approved but not yet offered to investors.
- The treasury decided to keep the bonds unissued due to market conditions. (To refrain from releasing them.)
Variants and Related Words
Issue (verb/noun): to put forth or distribute officially; the act of releasing something.
- The bank will issue new credit cards next month. (To distribute them.)
Reissue (verb): to issue again or in a new form.
- The record label plans to reissue the album with bonus tracks. (To release it again.)
Issuance (noun): the act of officially distributing or making available.
- The issuance of new passports has been delayed. (The process of distributing them.)
Synonyms
Unreleased: not made available to the public.
- The unreleased song leaked online. (Not officially issued.)
Unpublished: not printed or made public, especially of written works.
- Her unpublished novel remains in a drawer. (Not issued for publication.)
Unoffered: not presented or made available for acceptance.
- The shares remain unoffered to the public. (Not issued for sale.)
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