Stranded
Verb
stranded
(past of strand)
Adjective
stranded- (of a person) abandoned or marooned.
- (nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
- a piece of wire made by combining or bundling thinner wires
- expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.
- With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs.