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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According to reporting in the Louisiana Illuminator, most UNO employees paid more than $30,000 annually will be required to take unpaid furloughs during each two-week pay period.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Happy birthday to my forever teacher, cheerleader, and unpaid therapist.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Stripe’s technology will also optimize the timing of reminders to help limit instances of unpaid invoices.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Legal Woes In 2022, US Foods, a food distributor, sued the Turkey Leg Hut to the tune of $1.2M for unpaid goods and services.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Happy birthday to my forever teacher, cheerleader, and unpaid therapist.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Stripe’s technology will also optimize the timing of reminders to help limit instances of unpaid invoices.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Legal Woes In 2022, US Foods, a food distributor, sued the Turkey Leg Hut to the tune of $1.2M for unpaid goods and services.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 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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