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 officers discovered that Miller had misdemeanor warrants stemming from cases prior to 2016 related to being homeless, including public intoxication and panhandling, along with $4,000 in unpaid court fines.
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Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
At least one of the posts was for an unpaid position, while paid internships at the automaker typically offer $18 to $28 an hour, according to data from Glassdoor.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
At least one of the posts was for an unpaid position, while paid internships at the automaker typically offer $18 to $28 an hour, according to data from Glassdoor.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 11 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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