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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The latest smishing campaign involves scammers texting about unpaid toll charges.
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Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
And the tournament itself generates millions of dollars’ worth of unpaid advertising on behalf of the teams playing in it.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The fraudulent text messages claim recipients have unpaid parking invoices and threaten a $35 daily fine if left unpaid.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
From 2012 to 2018, the area accumulated $1,606 in unpaid taxes, which triggered the tax sale.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
And the tournament itself generates millions of dollars’ worth of unpaid advertising on behalf of the teams playing in it.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The fraudulent text messages claim recipients have unpaid parking invoices and threaten a $35 daily fine if left unpaid.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
From 2012 to 2018, the area accumulated $1,606 in unpaid taxes, which triggered the tax sale.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 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 22 Mar. 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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