lost and found

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.

Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolobjetos perdidos objetos perdidos y encontrados

Françaisobjets trouvés

DeutschFundamt Fundbüro

8 more languages

Suomilöytötavaratoimisto

Italianooggetti smarriti

日本語落とし物センター遺失物取扱所

Nederlandsgevonden voorwerpen

Polskibiuro rzeczy znalezionych

Portuguêsperdido e achado perdidos e achados

Русскийбюро находок

Svenskahittegods upphitta upphittat

Examples

“Well, if you can't find ⟳ your glasses, then go to lost and found and ask ⟳ if anyone turned them in.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

lost articles lost cause Lost Colony Lost Creek Lost Dakota lost decade

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