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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The longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the risk of cargo backups at these Texas ports due to unpaid employees calling in sick.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
But even furloughing employees during a shutdown or giving them temporarily unpaid leave can end up costing more than just continuing to pay them, Bilmes noted.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The airport has put out green donation bins accepting nonperishable food and personal care items for unpaid federal airport workers, according to a social media post from Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But with flights delayed, food aid at risk and federal workers going unpaid, Americans seem to be growing more fed up with everyone involved.
—Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
But even furloughing employees during a shutdown or giving them temporarily unpaid leave can end up costing more than just continuing to pay them, Bilmes noted.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The airport has put out green donation bins accepting nonperishable food and personal care items for unpaid federal airport workers, according to a social media post from Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But with flights delayed, food aid at risk and federal workers going unpaid, Americans seem to be growing more fed up with everyone involved.
—Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 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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