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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Two months earlier, in March 2024, Just for Laughs filed for bankruptcy after owing millions in unpaid bills to hotels, venues and production companies.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 May 2025
If so, that could be good news for human workers: many of the household robots will be replacing unpaid work that people do for themselves, rather than paid work by employees.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Borrowers with loans still in default may also become subject to collections, wage garnishments, and Treasury offsets, which allow the federal government to withhold tax refunds to recoup unpaid balances.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Here’s what to know about the scam: What do fake unpaid toll texts look like?
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 May 2025
If so, that could be good news for human workers: many of the household robots will be replacing unpaid work that people do for themselves, rather than paid work by employees.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Borrowers with loans still in default may also become subject to collections, wage garnishments, and Treasury offsets, which allow the federal government to withhold tax refunds to recoup unpaid balances.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Here’s what to know about the scam: What do fake unpaid toll texts look like?
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 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 15 May. 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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