abandonee

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə ban′də nē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•ban•don•ee  (ə ban′də nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawmaking, Businessthe party to whom a right or property is abandoned by another, esp. an insurer to whom a property has been relinquished.
  2. a person who has been abandoned.
  • abandon1 + -ee 1840–50


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