UNACCOUNTED FOR


Meaning of UNACCOUNTED FOR in English

/ ˌʌnəˈkaʊntɪd fɔː(r); NAmE / adjective [ not before noun ]

1.

a person or thing that is unaccounted for cannot be found and people do not know what has happened to them or it :

At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids.

2.

not explained :

In the story he gave the police, half an hour was left unaccounted for.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.