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
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are on unpaid leave while awaiting trial for allegedly rigging pitches.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Across cities and group chats, friends are scheduling weeknight gatherings dedicated to the unglamorous backlog of modern life, like the unpaid bills, the unbooked checkups, the inbox that has not seen the light of day.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
The statute of limitations determines how long a creditor has to sue over an unpaid debt, while probate deadlines govern how long creditors have to submit claims against a deceased person's estate.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
To better identify the influences within a particular industry, a company needs to understand a metric that falls between how search engines assign weight to a webpage and the number of unpaid links a site receives.
—
Avinash Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Across cities and group chats, friends are scheduling weeknight gatherings dedicated to the unglamorous backlog of modern life, like the unpaid bills, the unbooked checkups, the inbox that has not seen the light of day.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
The statute of limitations determines how long a creditor has to sue over an unpaid debt, while probate deadlines govern how long creditors have to submit claims against a deceased person's estate.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
To better identify the influences within a particular industry, a company needs to understand a metric that falls between how search engines assign weight to a webpage and the number of unpaid links a site receives.
—
Avinash Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unpaid
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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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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