unwanted item

collocation in English

meaningsofunwantedanditem

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unwanted
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/us
/ʌnˈwɑːn.t̬ɪd/
not ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofunwantedanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunwanted item

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The great majority of people often dump unwanted items on the nearest piece of land simply because they do not think that the dustmen will take them away.
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Unwanted items may never get any further than the stomach, and are coughed up again.
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On this day it is spring cleaning, as people decorate their homes, buy new vessels and burn old and unwanted items.
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This procedure is also used to drop unwanted items.
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Depending on the person, a nominal fee is paid for the quantity of newspapers or unwanted items sold.
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They make visits in carts, collecting old newspapers and other unwanted items.
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He testified that the artifacts he sold were from his private collection which he had accumulated through undocumented trades and salvage of unwanted items.
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People collect unwanted items from their houses and set them on fire in a bonfire to celebrate.
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In cities around the world, people often dispose of furniture and other unwanted items by leaving them on the sidewalk for others to take.
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Regional libraries must also assist selective libraries in disposing of unwanted items.
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Kashless not only gave its users the ability to get rid of or receive any free, reused, and unwanted items it also awarded them with points for doing so.
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Kashless provided a platform to find and redistribute any used or unwanted items, with the goal of reducing users' carbon footprint by consuming less.
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