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unclaimed

 
 
/ʌnˈkleɪmd/ adjective

Definition

if something is unclaimed, no one has said that it belongs to them or that they want it: More than €2.5 million lies unclaimed in bank accounts. The proposed bill requires transfer of unclaimed deposits to the state Environmental Protection Fund.
(Definition of unclaimed adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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