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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Women continue performing a disproportionate amount of unpaid labor, including childcare coordination, household management, and emotional caregiving -- even while employed full-time.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The government can garnish a portion of your Social Security benefits to recover unpaid federal taxes, defaulted federal student loans and past-due child support or alimony.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The account is closed, and the total fair-market value of the funds, less any unpaid qualified medical expenses the HSA is used to pay within a year of your death, becomes taxable income to the beneficiary for that year.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Downs later sued the county alleging he was owed more than $488,000 in severance and unpaid compensation.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The government can garnish a portion of your Social Security benefits to recover unpaid federal taxes, defaulted federal student loans and past-due child support or alimony.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The account is closed, and the total fair-market value of the funds, less any unpaid qualified medical expenses the HSA is used to pay within a year of your death, becomes taxable income to the beneficiary for that year.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Downs later sued the county alleging he was owed more than $488,000 in severance and unpaid compensation.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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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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