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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On Friday, the Kansas Department of Revenue seized Salty Iguana’s Prairie Village (8228 Mission Road) and Lawrence locations for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
In May, less than three years after that purchase, Steward filed for bankruptcy, reporting over $9 billion in total liabilities, including nearly $1 billion in unpaid bills from its medical vendors and suppliers and $290 million in unpaid employee wages and benefits.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Justin Fulcher ran a telehealth startup that went bankrupt, is being accused of unpaid bills and appears to have overstated his credentials.
—David Jeans, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The whistleblower lawsuit involved a state program started more than a decade ago that allowed certain contractors to buy up unpaid bills from the state, then collect the late fees.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
In May, less than three years after that purchase, Steward filed for bankruptcy, reporting over $9 billion in total liabilities, including nearly $1 billion in unpaid bills from its medical vendors and suppliers and $290 million in unpaid employee wages and benefits.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Justin Fulcher ran a telehealth startup that went bankrupt, is being accused of unpaid bills and appears to have overstated his credentials.
—David Jeans, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The whistleblower lawsuit involved a state program started more than a decade ago that allowed certain contractors to buy up unpaid bills from the state, then collect the late fees.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaid. Accessed 12 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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