1. not distributed, published, or put into circulation
Usage: often used in financial or legal contexts

Examples

• The company has millions of unissued shares in reserve.
• Several unissued stamps from the 1940s were discovered in the archive.
• The unissued bonds remained in the treasury department.
• Collectors prize unissued currency notes for their rarity.
• The unissued permits were returned to the filing cabinet.
• An unissued driver’s license was found among the paperwork.