1
: not paid
an unpaid volunteer
2
: not paying a salary
an unpaid position
Examples of unpaid in a Sentence
I have a pile of unpaid bills sitting on my desk.
The city is trying to collect unpaid taxes.
She took three months of unpaid leave from her job.
I served as an unpaid consultant on the project.
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Khalil was an unpaid intern with UNRWA in 2023 but was never on staff, agency spokesperson Juliette Touma has told CNN.
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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Khalil worked as an unpaid intern with UNRWA in 2023 but was never on staff, the agency told CNN.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The unpaid debt on the building at 6001 Shellmound St. was $20.6 million at the time of the property’s acquisition, according to documents filed on March 19 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The penalty cannot exceed 25 percent of your unpaid taxes.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Khalil worked as an unpaid intern with UNRWA in 2023 but was never on staff, the agency told CNN.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The unpaid debt on the building at 6001 Shellmound St. was $20.6 million at the time of the property’s acquisition, according to documents filed on March 19 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The penalty cannot exceed 25 percent of your unpaid taxes.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpaid
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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unpaid
adjective
un·paid
ˌən-ˈpād 
1
: not paid
an unpaid volunteer
2
: not paying a salary
an unpaid position
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