as in outstanding
not yet paid my goal is to have no unpaid balances on my credit cards

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Recent Examples of unpaid Social Security employees fear that adding complicated unpaid pension claims to their priority list will push routine needs to the back burner. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 4 June 2025 Big Machine denied those allegations; days later a Swift rep claimed that Big Machine owed the singer nearly $8 million in unpaid royalties. Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 May 2025 Online court records reviewed by PEOPLE show that the U.S. Bank National Association filed a foreclosure notice on the Shippy's house in January in Tulsa County District Court for $135,000 in unpaid principal. Christina Coulter, People.com, 30 May 2025 His role, while technically unpaid and temporary, grew in both scope and influence—often bypassing traditional bureaucratic channels. Nik Popli, Time, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpaid
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Adjective
  • Most impressively, Kohli has been able to tweak his game, batting with more explosiveness at the top of the order to produce an outstanding season for RCB.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • The show has won two Emmys since: One in 2014 for outstanding interactive program and another in 2015 for outstanding creative achievement in interactive media.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • The dividend is payable on September 11, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 29, 2025.
    Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The $1 bag sale will begin at 1 p.m. 4S Library Friends members can receive a free bag of books from 1 to 4 p.m. Memberships are $15, payable at the event or 4SranchFOL.org.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025

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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaid. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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