Noun: lost property
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: lost-and-found)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: lost-and-found)
- Repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
"He checked the lost property for his missing umbrella";
- lost-and-found [N. Amer]
Derived forms: lost properties
Type of: deposit, depositary, depository, repository
Encyclopedia: Lost property