lost property
noun/ˌlɒst ˈprɒpəti/
/ˌlɔːst ˈprɑːpərti/
[uncountable] (British English)- items that have been found in public places and are waiting to be collected by the people who lost them
- a lost-property office
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- (North American English lost and found)the place where items that have been found are kept until they are collected
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