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untappedun‧tapped /ˌʌnˈtæpt◂/ adjective - Untapped reserves of oil and minerals are thought to lie beneath the desert.
- The firm recognized that the potential of their databases went largely untapped.
- The plants of the Australian outback represent a vast untapped resource.
- A whole untapped market awaited him.
- Companies are spending millions of dollars to drill for untapped onshore reserves.
- However, the profit potential of an untapped consumer market is tantalizing scores of corporations.
- It has reached beyond the dealers to the previously untapped market of individual buyers.
- Senior citizens groups may also provide an untapped fund of skilled helpers.
- The provision of transport may uncover an untapped source of recruitment not previously available.
- There is a vast untapped genetic and metabolic biodiversity in nature that can also be harnessed.
amounts of something that have not been used► unused something that is unused , has not been used, especially because it has not been needed: · Any unused wool can be returned to the shop.· Unused ammunition was dumped by US planes over Laos.· the safe disposal of unused stocks of pharmaceutical products ► untouched not used at all - use this when it is unusual or surprising that something has not been used: · The guests had disappeared and the food was untouched.leave something untouched: · We managed to leave our savings untouched when we bought the new car. ► untapped untapped supplies of something, especially a natural product, have not been used: · Untapped reserves of oil and minerals are thought to lie beneath the desert.· The firm recognized that the potential of their databases went largely untapped.untapped resources: · The plants of the Australian outback represent a vast untapped resource. NOUN► market· A whole untapped market awaited him.· For technology companies, the community college network is a big untapped market for its products.· It has reached beyond the dealers to the previously untapped market of individual buyers.· The results are likely to come as a surprise presenting many untapped market opportunities and will certainly dispel complacency. ► potential· Training is also the key to unlocking the vast, untapped potential of individual women and men.· The conversational nature of golf, its cerebral geometry and its childish frustrations carry much untapped potential.· Key said there was untapped potential for cycle use to grow if the road environment is to be made more friendly. an untapped supply, market, or talent is available but has not yet been used: Older people are an untapped resource in the employment market. We believe there is untapped potential. |