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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14th century
: needing to be paid
: done or taken without payment
: not receiving money for work that is done
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