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lost and found

noun lost and founds · lost-and-found

  1. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, US, countable 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.

    Similar: lost articles, lost property

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

Españolobjetos perdidos y encontrados, objetos perdidos
日本語遺失物取扱所 ishitsubutsu toriatsukaijo, 落とし物センター otoshimono sentā
中文失物招領 /失物招领 shīwù zhāolǐng
Portuguêsperdido e achado, perdidos e achados, achados e perdidos
Françaisobjets trouvés
DeutschFundbüro, Fundamt
Italianooggetti smarriti
Ελληνικάγραφείο απολεσθέντων αντικειμένων grafeío apolesthénton antikeiménon, απολεσθέντα apolesthénta
Românăobiecte pierdute
Русскийбюро́ нахо́док bjuró naxódok
עבריתהֲשָׁבַת אֲבֵדָה hashavát avedá

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@misc{lost_and_found_2026,
  title = {lost and found},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lost%20and%20found},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}