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unissued

 
 
/ˌʌnˈɪʃuːd/ adjective FINANCE

Definition

unissued shares, etc. have been approved for sale by a company and the authorities, but have not yet been officially offered for sale on a stock market: Authorized but unissued capital stock may be issued from time to time, for example as stock dividends.
(Definition of unissued adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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