designating that portion of the profits of a business enterprise that is retained in the business and not withdrawn by the proprietor
3.
(of property) not having been taken into any person's possession or control
unappropriated in American English
(ˌʌnəˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd)
adjective
not appropriated
; specif.,
a.
not owned by or assigned to any particular person or agent
b.
not granted or set aside for any particular use or purpose
said of sums of money, etc.
unappropriated in Accounting
(ʌnəproʊprieɪtɪd)
adjective
(Accounting: Basic)
Unappropriated funds are funds that have not been intended for any particular purpose.
Where the subsidiary has unappropriated profits at the beginning of the year, these will be either pre-acquisition profitsor profits earned since acquisition and not distributed.
Unappropriated retained earnings are the part of a company's profits not distributed as dividendsor set aside for a particular use.
Unappropriated funds are funds that have not been intended for any particular purpose.