lost and found en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable) A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.
Well, if you can't find your glasses, then go to lost and found and ask if anyone turned them in.
It’s a shame all the pain / That they send you through / When you’re trying to get ahead / But when the gossip starts getting you down / And you feel like your heart is in the lost and found
1978, Shalamar, “Leave It All Up to Love”, in Disco Gardens:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lost-and-found | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lost and founds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (31)
cmn 失物招領 /失物招领 (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · uk б'юро знахідок (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ga oifig na n-earraí caillte (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · fr objets trouvés (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · es objetos perdidos (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · el γραφείο απολεσθέντων αντικειμένων (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · pt perdido e achado (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · tr kayıp eşya bürosu (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ja 遺失物取扱所 (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · sv upphittat (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · de Fundamt (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · cy swyddfa eiddo coll/colledig (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ca oficina d'objectes perduts (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · de Fundbüro (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · el απολεσθέντα (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · fa قسمت اشیای گمشده (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · he הֲשָׁבַת אֲבֵדָה (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · it oggetti smarriti (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · gl obxectos perdidos (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · pt perdidos e achados (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ru бюро́ нахо́док (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · et leiubüroo (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · sv hittegods (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ja 落とし物センター (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · fi löytötavaratoimisto (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ro obiecte pierdute (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · ca oficina d'objectes trobats (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · pl biuro rzeczy znalezionych (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · nl gevonden voorwerpen (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · pt achados e perdidos (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) · es objetos perdidos y encontrados (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners)