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 The first time, she was arrested for acting as an amateur publicist for laborers who were striking to protest unpaid wages at a sugarcane factory. Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 How many students in the future will pay back unpaid student loans when the next forgiveness program is right around the corner? Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025 The bill includes a risk-sharing requirement to hold institutions accountable: Colleges would have to repay the government a portion of unpaid student loan balances for future loans. Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 An arrest warrant is outstanding for a former Kansas City Royals player and World Series champion after a lengthy legal battle over unpaid child support, court records show. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpaid
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Adjective
  • That’s the number of borrowers with outstanding federal student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Education.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • At the March 3 hearing, attorneys representing Moreno and Escobar agreed Escobar’s 401k, through Major League Baseball, would be used to pay his outstanding debt.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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  • The dividend will be payable on July 1, 2025, to stockholders of record on June 2, 2025.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Net transfer debt comprises transfer fees receivable less transfer fees payable, as at accounting year end date.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2025

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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaid. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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