unpaid
- 01 B1 Intermediate
describes a bill or debt that has not been settled yet.
referring to a debt, bill, or financial obligation that remains outstanding.
Simple“The company sent a reminder because the invoice was still unpaid after thirty days.”
In context“The finance department flagged several unpaid accounts that had been overdue since the previous fiscal quarter.”
UsageUsually functions as a predicative adjective after a verb or an attributive adjective before a noun.
Synonyms - 02 B1 Intermediate
describes work or a job that you do for free, often for experience or to help others.
referring to labour or a professional role performed without monetary remuneration.
Simple“She took an unpaid internship over the summer to gain experience in the fashion industry.”
In context“Many charitable organisations rely heavily on unpaid volunteers to manage their daily administrative tasks and community outreach programmes.”
UsageCommonly collocates with 'work', 'leave', 'internship', or 'position'.
From un- + paid.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.