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
Just as with the unpaid tolls, these are driven by Chinese criminal gangs, outside the reach of U.S. law enforcement.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Sturgis, who is originally from Atlanta and whose current whereabouts are unknown, has been named in at least one legal proceeding by an artist seeking unpaid sales proceeds.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 June 2025
Most of us can’t go a day without at least one scammy text about an unpaid toll or a call from an unknown number with a shockingly human-like AI voice on the other side.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Those ideas include requiring one-week unpaid furloughs for all employees that aren’t in classified positions — essentially middle managers not represented by a labor union.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Sturgis, who is originally from Atlanta and whose current whereabouts are unknown, has been named in at least one legal proceeding by an artist seeking unpaid sales proceeds.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 June 2025
Most of us can’t go a day without at least one scammy text about an unpaid toll or a call from an unknown number with a shockingly human-like AI voice on the other side.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Those ideas include requiring one-week unpaid furloughs for all employees that aren’t in classified positions — essentially middle managers not represented by a labor union.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 14 Jun. 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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