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unpaid

unpaid

65 1.8
Money that someone still owes and has not paid
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpeɪd/
: impagado
  • A lot of loans went unpaid, and many thrifts, as well as banks, had to eat them.
  • unpaid bills
  • unpaid taxes
  • unpaid invoices

He has left a trail of bankrupt companies and unpaid subcontractors in his wake.

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Examples

  • Last month, he received urgent notices about several unpaid parking tickets.

  • No, I have unpaid parking tickets.

  • Well, sir, you have 25 unpaid parking tickets.

  • All we have are unpaid bills.

  • I have a birthday card and an unpaid electrical bill.

  • Come on, Jimmy, there must be an unpaid parking meter around here somewhere, huh?

  • There may be other reasons: unpaid bills or the kinds of trouble actors get into.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Just wanted to make sure you were aware that your daughter's - tuition is showing unpaid.

  • And all those bills, I mean, this is an unpaid light bill, isn't it?

  • Social workers could be among the occupational groups worst hit by unpaid overtime, Unison has warned.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

outstanding
vsunpaid
  • Specialized
44 3.9

Not yet paid and still owed

is the general condition of money needing settlement
non-paying
vsunpaid
3 3.9

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

refers to money due in financial terms, not free provision
owing
vsunpaid
3 2.4

Money not yet paid

is the general state of money waiting for settlement
nonpaid
vsunpaid
1 3.7

Done without money given for work or services

covers money still to be settled, not only work done without pay
undischarged
vsunpaid
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A debt that has not been paid yet

focuses on simple sums awaiting settlement, not broader obligations
unremunerated
vsunpaid
1 8.0

Not paid for work or help

applies to money due in any context, not only for work

Antonyms

239 1.0

Getting money for work you do

Compounds

A person who does work for a group without getting money

How Paid

paid
239 1.0
unpaid
65 1.8

Surface Forms

unpaid positive

Morphology

unpaid = paid (transparent) = un + paid

The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'paid', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word unpaid breaks into un- meaning 'not' and paid, the past form of 'pay'. So unpaid means 'not paid', for example a bill or invoice that still needs money.