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lost and found (NAmE) BrE lost property) noun uncountable. the place where items that have been found are kept until they are collected. OALD. 1) N-SING Lost and found is the place where lost property is kept. [AM] in BRIT, use lost property) 2) ADJ Lost and found things are things which someone has lost and which someone else has found. ...up to 70 calls a week involving lost and found horses, rabbits and caged birds, as well as dogs and cats. ...the local paper's lost-and-found column. CCB Alexander Demidov); lost property (noun Brit. a place where lost articles are stored to await retrieval by their owners. NOED Alexander Demidov); lost-property office (OALD Alexander Demidov) |
