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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Bee reported in March that Garvey owed between $350,000 and $750,000 in unpaid state and federal taxes.
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
This sum represents the total in unpaid bills for goods and services still owed to companies and individuals.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
This sum represents the total in unpaid bills for goods and services still owed to companies and individuals.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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 6 May. 2024.
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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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