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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Now the 28-year-old, who was placed on unpaid non-disciplinary leave on Friday, may never pitch in the majors again.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Directed by Andreas Pichler, the film argues that Tesla drivers using Autopilot are effectively unpaid test subjects, helping refine self-driving technology on public roads.
—Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 22 Mar. 2026
If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Spring break travel is set to strain airports as rising callouts and resignations among unpaid TSA officers stretch security more than a month into the funding standoff.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Directed by Andreas Pichler, the film argues that Tesla drivers using Autopilot are effectively unpaid test subjects, helping refine self-driving technology on public roads.
—Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 22 Mar. 2026
If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Spring break travel is set to strain airports as rising callouts and resignations among unpaid TSA officers stretch security more than a month into the funding standoff.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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