lost property
Items left behind
Lost property is a British term for items that have been left behind or misplaced by their owners in public places, and the system for recovering them.
The equivalent American term is lost and found.
A lost property office collects such items—umbrellas, phones, bags—and holds them until claimed.
I checked the lost property office at the train station for my forgotten briefcase.
Statement of ownership or truth
- reclaimTake back possession
- retrieveGet something back
- collectBring items together
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
return · handover · reunite · owner · identification · proof · receipt · tag
Lose track of temporarily
absent-minded · careless · distracted · hurried · forgetful · scattered · disorganized · negligent
Professional work location
- stationFixed stopping point
- deskFurniture for writing
- counterFlat service surface
- airportAviation passenger facility
railway · terminal · bus · transport · cloakroom · locker · storage · depot
Left behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- unretrievedNot gotten back
- ownerlessHaving no possessor
- orphanedDeprived of parents
neglected · unattended · discarded · expired · donated · auctioned · disposed · surplus
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
pickup · return · handover · reunite · owner · identification · proof · receipt · tag · label
misplace
Lose track of temporarily
overlook · absent-minded · careless · distracted · hurried · forgetful · scattered · disorganized · negligent · lapse
office
Professional work location
airport · railway · terminal · bus · transport · cloakroom · locker · storage · depot · facility
abandoned
Left behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- unretrievedNot gotten back
- ownerlessHaving no possessor
orphaned · neglected · unattended · discarded · expired · donated · auctioned · disposed · surplus · accumulation
umbrella
Handheld rain shelter
glasses · bag · luggage · purse · jewelry · watch · clothing · scarf · gloves · laptop
catalog
Ordered list of items
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- logSectioned tree trunk
register · tag · label · photograph · tracking · filing · storage · shelf · bin · record
- property rightsownership, title, deed, possession, land
- lost itemskeys, wallets, phones, glasses, umbrellas
- Japanese Internmentinternment camps, internment camp, Japanese internment, Executive Order 9066, internees
- property lossforfeiture, confiscation, seizure, repossession, expropriation
- hotel lawguest rights, duty of care, liability insurance, personal injury, damage claims
- transit policytransit authority, transit security, transit police, fare evasion, fare hikes
lost propertystolen goods
Property acquired through theft
stolen property · theft · contraband · seized property · confiscated items