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.
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Recruited Africans practiced marketable skills and built up solid résumés, working as unpaid interns.
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Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Pape-Dawson, one of the engineering firms Waldrop hired to conduct studies on the Rowan Ranch site, claimed a $440,000 lien on the property in March alleging unpaid fees by Waldrop’s company Motiv Ventures, according to the lien affidavit.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
Amid mounting financial and legal woes, Horizon Series, Costner’s loan-out firm, was sued in May for breach of contract for roughly $350,000 over unpaid fees across Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 and its sequel.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
He was placed on administrative leave after his arrest and was on unpaid leave between Oct. 24 and his resignation in early July, according to the school district.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Pape-Dawson, one of the engineering firms Waldrop hired to conduct studies on the Rowan Ranch site, claimed a $440,000 lien on the property in March alleging unpaid fees by Waldrop’s company Motiv Ventures, according to the lien affidavit.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
Amid mounting financial and legal woes, Horizon Series, Costner’s loan-out firm, was sued in May for breach of contract for roughly $350,000 over unpaid fees across Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 and its sequel.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
He was placed on administrative leave after his arrest and was on unpaid leave between Oct. 24 and his resignation in early July, according to the school district.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 22 Aug. 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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