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unpaid Definition

un·paid (-pād′)

adjective

  1. not receiving pay an unpaid volunteer
  2. not yet discharged or settled by or as by payment an unpaid bill
  3. without wages or salary included unpaid maternity leave

unpaid Synonyms

unpaid

modif.

  1. Owed; said of debts

    due, payable, not discharged, past due, overdue, delinquent, unsettled, unliquidated, undefrayed, outstanding.

    Antonyms paid*, discharged*, defrayed.

  2. Not reimbursed; said of creditors

    due, uncompensated, unindemnified, unrewarded, defrauded, unsalaried, unfed.

    Antonyms paid*, reimbursed*, indemnified.

  3. Working without salary

    voluntary, volunteer, unsalaried, amateur, freewill, donated, contributed, pro bono.

unpaid Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • share: A private limited company limited by shares - members ' liability is limited to the amount unpaid on shares held by them.

Preposition: at

  • date: The surcharge is calculated as a percentage of the VAT that is unpaid at the due date.

Modifies a noun

  • overtime: Those doing unpaid overtime put in an extra 8 hours 12 minutes in a week.
  • invoice: Like the guy I took to court last year over an unpaid invoice.
  • carers: The Princess Royal Trust for Carers website for unpaid carers.
  • volunteer: These are unpaid volunteers who usually work for a few hours each week.
  • leave: Members can have unpaid leave of up to 12 months.
  • bill: The unpaid bill put in by the police relates to four matches at Vetch field.

Modifying Another Word

  • usually: Caring for a partner or family member is an incredibly demanding job that is usually unpaid.
  • still: For my own weakness, Debt still unpaid, Hearts I have broken, Lovers betrayed.
  • often: But there also has been an increase in often unpaid overtime working by white-collar managerial and professional workers.
  • all: Entrance via Dock Gate 4 SS Shieldhall is maintained and operated by the members who are all unpaid.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Whilst tax subject to interest charges remains unpaid, interest charges will continue to accrue.
  • return: Should a purchase order number not be quoted, the Invoice may be returned unpaid.
  • leave: They claimed they'd been beaten, threatened and left unpaid.
  • go: People who choose voluntary work or who currently go unpaid for domestic labor could live on their Citizen's Income.
  • come: Whether you have payday loans or a new fee that are not yours, or you've paid off but comes as unpaid.
  • work: In his spare time he worked unpaid in the natural sciences.

Preposition: for

  • period: In some sectors it is common to work unpaid for periods of time.

Preposition: by

  • date: Installments unpaid by the due date will be subject to an administration charge of £ 50 for each installment of accommodation fees not paid.