Which term describes unfinished business that was started but not yet finished?

• A. New Business
• B. Old Business
• C. Pending Business
• D. Spent Business

Answer: (B)

In parliamentary procedure, unfinished business that was started but not completed is called Old business. It covers items that were brought up in a previous meeting but couldn’t be finished, so they’re carried over to the current meeting to be resumed and concluded. This distinguishes it from new business, which consists of topics introduced for the first time at the current meeting, and from pending business, which refers to items awaiting action or further information, not necessarily carried over from before. Spent business isn’t a formal term in this context.