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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Additionally, Isleton must pay back $195,000 to the the Employment Development Department for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest culminated from June 2017 to September 2013; $145,000 to the the Small Cities Organized Effort; and $600,000 to Sacramento County’s Sheriff Office.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Downs’ lawsuit claimed he was owed $488,000 from the county, including unpaid severance for 18 months of his salary and a quarterly bonus.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Doepke took unpaid leave from Northwestern, with an option to return full time in 2025.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Designed in China and fueled by kits sold or rented to threat actors around the world, these attacks are disguised as unpaid toll, undelivered package or motoring offense lures.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Downs’ lawsuit claimed he was owed $488,000 from the county, including unpaid severance for 18 months of his salary and a quarterly bonus.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Doepke took unpaid leave from Northwestern, with an option to return full time in 2025.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Designed in China and fueled by kits sold or rented to threat actors around the world, these attacks are disguised as unpaid toll, undelivered package or motoring offense lures.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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 10 Sep. 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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