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Definition of unanticipated adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unanticipated

adjective
 
/ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/
 
/ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/
(formal)
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  1. that you have not expected or predicted
    • unanticipated costs
    Extra Examples
    • There was no spare cash and they dreaded the unanticipated bill or unforeseen expenditure.
    • If there is unanticipated inflation, real wages fall.
    • Unanticipated monetary growth generally has a positive effect on real output.
    opposite anticipated
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnanticipated is used with these nouns:
    • change
    • consequence
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