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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unappropriated \Un`ap*pro"pri*a`ted\, a. [Pref. un- not + appropriated.] 1. Not specially appropriate; having no special application. --J. Warton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not granted to any person, corporation, or the like, to the exclusion of others; as, unappropriated lands. [1913 Webster] 3. Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose; as, the unappropriated moneys in the treasury. [1913 Webster] 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. [PJC]