unpaid
32
1.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈpeɪd/
:
no remunerado
- You are all immediately suspended and placed on unpaid leave.
- unpaid work
- unpaid labor
- unpaid volunteer
On paper, this gave Haitians the choice of providing unpaid labor or paying a special tax.
- On paper, this gave Haitians the choice of providing unpaid labor or paying a special tax.
- I want to thank the unpaid laborers who, Oh my God, what have I become?
- You need to work unpaid for three years in the clubs three times a week.
- And I didn't get paid the first couple times, as is the classic tale of the unpaid intern in New York.
- It's built around one, having a slave class of Jews to perform unpaid labor.
- This is about a narcissistic parent essentially viewing their child as a constantly available unpaid personal assistant.
- Like he fights forest fires like for a few months a year as a fireman, like unpaid labour.
- He decided to quit his job in the private sector and take an unpaid internship in local government in the Bronx.
- What about being an unnamed, unpaid representative of the black community made you want to give up the job?
- It's he those are those are unpaid laborers to me.
Examples
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You can take four weeks of unpaid vacation.
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But a lot of work is unpaid work and most unpaid work is done by women.
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A lot of young people are taking unpaid positions to get a foot in the door.
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I took two weeks unpaid vacation for that exact reason.
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Most of these women work as unpaid family labor on family farms.
Academic text (2008) -
Their options are no longer limited to unpaid caregiving roles in the home.
Academic text (2002) -
Men would substantially increase their hours of unpaid work, devoting more time to home, children, and community.
Academic text (2005) -
In this capacity, wives, mothers, and daughters contributed great quantities of unpaid labor within and around the home.
Academic text (2005) -
As housewives, women serve as unpaid nurturers for children and the aged.
Academic text (1991) -
Many students accept unpaid internships to gain valuable experience in their field.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not costing any money
7
3.5
Not paid for doing a job
1
3.7
Done without money given for work or services
1
6.5
Does not get money for work done
Not paid for work or help
Not paid for work you do
Work done without pay
Not required to give money or not having given money for something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Paid
1
1.0
32
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unpaid also comes from un- 'not' plus paid from 'pay', and it is used for work done without money. So unpaid can mean 'without payment', like a volunteer or an unpaid internship.