Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
unaccounted-for [uhn-uh-koun-tid-fawr] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- not accounted for; not understood; unexplained: an explosion resulting from some unaccounted-for mechanical failure.
Origin of unaccounted-for 1790–1800; formed on the verb phrase account for; see un-1, -ed2 Examples from the Web for unaccounted-for Historical Examples of unaccounted-for
This last is hardly a story of unaccounted-for disappearance.
The Grey Woman and other Tales
Mrs. (Elizabeth) Gaskell
My intention, of course, was to call to the notice of the jurors its unaccounted-for disappearance.
Richard Dallas
The expenses necessitated by these frequent removals make an unaccounted-for item in many incomes.
Ellen H. Richards
The result of this stock-taking shows that eleven volumes were unaccounted-for, a list of which is appended.
Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year 1924-25
General Assembly Library (New Zealand)