unpaid

adjective un·paid \ ˌən-ˈpād \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

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Definition of unpaid

1 : not paid

an unpaid volunteer

2 : not paying a salary

an unpaid position

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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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In 1995, the city covered unpaid pension bills by putting up what was then the downtown police headquarters, Sullivan Arena and the Egan Center as collateral, according to a memo from the mayor's office.

— devin kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage Assembly OKs deal to purchase former LIO building," 13 June 2018
Centegra attributed much of the loss to the cost of opening the 128-bed Centegra Hospital-Huntley last year, higher than expected write-offs for unpaid patient bills and serving more patients on Medicare and Medicaid.

— lisa schencker, chicagotribune.com, "Northwestern, Centegra win approval for health systems' merger," 12 June 2018
Former Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness has been reported to be suing the club for 'constructive dismissal' following his departure from the club in the wake of the threat of a winding-up order from HMRC over an unpaid tax bill.

— SI.com, "Aston Villa Facing Fresh Financial Problems as Sacked Chief Executive Takes Club to Court," 11 June 2018
Campaign finance reports released Thursday show that Cox’s campaign is beyond broke, with $124,017 in the bank and $277,751 in unpaid bills.

— john wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, "John Cox, CA’s top GOP candidate for governor, is hard up for campaign cash," 25 May 2018
On April 19, 2018, with more than $10,000 in unpaid bills, the Topsfield Board of Water Commissioners held a meeting to consider stopping the flow of water to Boxford.

— linda greenstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Neighborhood left high and dry in Boxford," 25 May 2018
The agents also left in their wake $15,000 in damages and unpaid rent and utility bills.

— dan jakes, Chicago Reader, "To Catch a Fish re-creates a government operation gone terribly wrong," 10 May 2018
Fake utility bill collector Fraudsters aren't just calling to demand money for unpaid tax bills.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Robocalls are at a record high: How to avoid becoming a victim," 9 May 2018
Many of the adults around him were juggling multiple jobs, yet still living under the tyranny of unpaid bills.

— peter s. goodman, New York Times, "Free Cash to Fight Income Inequality? California City Is First in U.S. to Try," 30 May 2018

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First Known Use of unpaid

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Definition of unpaid for English Language Learners

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

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adjective un·paid \ ˌən-ˈpād \

Definition of unpaid for Students

: not paid

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