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nonpaying

nonpaying

4.1
Work done without pay
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈpeɪɪŋ/
translation icon : no remunerado
  • The charity offered several nonpaying positions for volunteers willing to help.

Examples

  • She took a nonpaying internship to gain experience before starting her career.

  • The nonpaying places will end up with the most unreliable employees, which will hurt service and impact the bottom line worse than paying for Obamacare.

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  • He decided to accept a nonpaying role at the community center to support local events.

Synonyms

unpaid
vsnonpaying
32 1.7

Work done without payment, for example by volunteers

is used when neither payment is received nor provided for the work
uncompensated
vsnonpaying
3 6.5

Not paid for work or services

includes both not receiving and not providing payment for a position
nonpaid
vsnonpaying
1 3.7

Done without money given for work or services

is used for jobs or positions, not only temporary tasks or services
unsalaried
vsnonpaying
1 6.5

Does not get money for work done

is broader, covering any situation without monetary payment beyond salary-only roles
unremunerated
vsnonpaying
8.0

Not paid for work or help

is more formal and emphasises lack of monetary reward rather than other benefits
wageless
vsnonpaying
6.9

Not paid for work you do

is more general, also applying to missing payment types beyond just wages
noncompensatory
vsnonpaying
8.7

A job or position that does not pay money

stresses the absence of compensation in formal terms rather than casual descriptions
non-paying
vsnonpaying
3.9

Not required to give money or not having given money for something

is used more for absence of a charge than for work or positions without payment

Antonyms

2.7

A job or activity that gives money for the work you do

How Paid

paid
1 1.0
nonpaying
4.1

Surface Forms

nonpaying positive

Morphology

nonpaying = paying (transparent) = non + pay + ing

Clear negative formation from 'paying' (pay + -ing) with 'non-' indicating absence of payment, matching the 'unpaid' sense.

Etymology

Nonpaying is made of non- meaning 'not' and paying from pay meaning 'to give money'. So a nonpaying position is one that does not give wages or a salary, like a volunteer job.