unsalaried

adjective

un·​sal·​a·​ried
ˌən-ˈsal-rēd,
-ˈsa-lə- How to pronounce unsalaried (audio)
1
: not paid a salary
unsalaried employees
an unsalaried volunteer
2
: not calling for the payment of a salary
an unsalaried position
unsalaried work

Examples of unsalaried in a Sentence

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The local firefighters are largely ill-equipped and unsalaried. Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025 The five unsalaried seats on the commission were seen as symbolic rewards for civilians the mayor favored, like a local version of an ambassadorship. Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 Maybe during the next debate over whether unsalaried players should be allowed to transfer without sitting out. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2021 Ukeles’s work as artist-in-residence at the New York City Sanitation Department, an unsalaried position, not only illuminates the unheralded heroism of maintenance workers but also their technical acuity. Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 11 Sep. 2020 With other leagues judging football unsafe without control of COVID-19, plowing ahead can only heighten the perception that administrators are more interested in money than in the welfare of unsalaried students. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2020 New Mexico runs the only unsalaried legislature in the nation, though members receive a $162 daily stipend during sessions and reimbursement for some travel expenses. USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2020 With two parents in unsalaried positions, 5-year-old Shark is learning to understand the nuances and unpredictability that come with self-employment. Meg St-Esprit, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsalaried was in 1836

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“Unsalaried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsalaried. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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