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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Cohen improved his position as MSG Networks continues to negotiate terms of its unpaid debt.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 Feb. 2025
America needs comprehensive support systems for caregivers, particularly working mothers who often shoulder unpaid caregiving roles.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
And new revenue agents began hunting for unpaid taxes.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The Levine Cava analysis only includes years when the incinerator debt remains unpaid, with the first loan payment scheduled for 2029 and the last one in 2049, the final year in the mayor’s memo.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 Feb. 2025
America needs comprehensive support systems for caregivers, particularly working mothers who often shoulder unpaid caregiving roles.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
And new revenue agents began hunting for unpaid taxes.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The Levine Cava analysis only includes years when the incinerator debt remains unpaid, with the first loan payment scheduled for 2029 and the last one in 2049, the final year in the mayor’s memo.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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