Definition of unpaidnext
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 This May, the owner of the building housing Erica’s jewelry studio moved to evict her business, having already sued in a separate case for more than $255,000 in unpaid rent. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the landlord of the closed Hong Kong gallery is demanding about $201,000 in unpaid rent for this year, plus other fees, and had reportedly previously filed a legal complaint. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Their work — most of it unpaid — has gotten longer and more intense, the study found, and nearly two-thirds described feeling high emotional stress. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The unpaid debt is said to have accrued between January 1 and August 31, and constitutes the amount owed following the seizure and auction of property from the premises, carried out earlier by a bailiff. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unpaid
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Adjective
  • Widespread discourse about the former rural doctor’s habit of suing patients over unpaid medical bills primed the internet to take notice when Marshall was confronted with an outstanding bill of his own in a Facebook post that quickly went viral.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hartbower had an outstanding felony arrest warrant on an assault charge out of Yuba City, in neighboring Sutter County, and was on post-release community supervision in Yuba County, police said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Spinnova’s initial purchase valuation for Tearfil is 500,000 euros—about $567,000—payable in cash and Spinnova shares.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Under the agreement, Drake Ventures will receive a $65,000 monthly retainer, payable in quarterly installments of $195,000, amounting to $780,000 a year.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaid. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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