unused space

collocation in English

meaningsofunusedandspace

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unused
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈjuːzd/us
/ʌnˈjuːzd/
not being used at present, or never having ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofunusedandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunused space

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Unusedspacetypically appears when viewing slides directly on a desktop machine, such as during slide development.
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There is a lot ofunusedspacein the centres of roads.
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It immediately discriminated against the very people who are prepared to use their own energy to get to and from work, usingunusedspacein the public transport system.
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A good deal of theunusedspaceis due to parking meter spaces, which are at present cheaper than garages, being improperly and unfairly used by long-term parkers.
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Housing associations have also been central to the flats-over-shops initiative, which not only bringsunusedspaceback into use but brings new life to abandoned areas of our high streets.
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By default, shred also shreds "file slack" (unusedspacein file allocations).
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Anyunusedspaceunder the $5,500 cap can be carried forward to subsequent years, without any upward limit.
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Some of the levels make full use of the space, others fillunusedspacewith a moving background.
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With alterations, much of the protein'sunusedspacecan provide new functions.
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With abundant land available, allunusedspacewas used for parks and gardens, or for recreational areas that included a golf course.
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As of 2010 the buildings are 99% occupied, with theunusedspaceconsisting of unusable corridor space and janitor storage closet space.
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One side of the park was later converted into a frisbee golf course as there was too muchunusedspace.
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Advantage was taken of the previouslyunusedspacebeneath the tracks.
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The best case is if there isunusedspaceon media which will contain the final file system.
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Most advertising buyers will pay significantly less than this, receiving discounts due to volume, a desire to sellunusedspace, or other factors.
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These facilities have high ceilings, allowingunusedspaceto be utilized within the vertical cube.
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When (as often happens) there isunusedspaceavailable on the plate, there is no increase in production cost for reprints that use that space.
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A 1975 study of the cemetery determined that the remainingunusedspacewas either too steep or too costly to use.
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The requirement was unpopular with designers, who regarded the results as visually unappealingunusedspacethat often provided pedestrians with dead ends.
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Theunusedspaceruns for no more than fifteen feet to a solid wall.
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