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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Just days after the high court delivered its ruling last week, the Walt Disney Company put 45 employees who have TPS on unpaid leave.
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Miami Herald Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
These have often sprung from unpaid bills for luxury items, such as monthly payments on a Lamborghini and a furnished home in Miami.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
New loans were taken out to pay off the old ones, according to prosecutors, until Todd Chrisley filed for bankruptcy, walking away from more than $20 million in unpaid loans.
—Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
More: Supreme Court revives suit against cop who fatally shot driver stopped for unpaid tolls
That decision benefited the family of the man who was shot during the traffic stop for unpaid tolls.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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Miami Herald Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
These have often sprung from unpaid bills for luxury items, such as monthly payments on a Lamborghini and a furnished home in Miami.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
New loans were taken out to pay off the old ones, according to prosecutors, until Todd Chrisley filed for bankruptcy, walking away from more than $20 million in unpaid loans.
—Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
More: Supreme Court revives suit against cop who fatally shot driver stopped for unpaid tolls
That decision benefited the family of the man who was shot during the traffic stop for unpaid tolls.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 May 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 2 Jun. 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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