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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For example, a company may want to introduce a product in new markets but can't finance new sales representatives due to unpaid invoices from distributors.
—
Oleg Chanchikov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump campaign leaving some cities with hundreds of thousands in unpaid bills after rallies
Klein said the ABC News/Ipsos poll also found that 74% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track, including half of Harris supporters and 98% of Trump supporters.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The report portrayed the unpaid base as an almost lawless entity, describing hostile power struggles with staff and near-total impunity.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Oleg Chanchikov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump campaign leaving some cities with hundreds of thousands in unpaid bills after rallies
Klein said the ABC News/Ipsos poll also found that 74% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track, including half of Harris supporters and 98% of Trump supporters.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The report portrayed the unpaid base as an almost lawless entity, describing hostile power struggles with staff and near-total impunity.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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