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Noun: lost property
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: lost-and-found)
  1. 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