Unpaid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not paid

without payment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnpˈeɪd/.

Examples

unpaid wages
an unpaid bill
the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

volunteer amateur recreational

Antonyms

paid

Parts of Speech

adjective	not paid “unpaid wages”
adjective	without payment “the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers”
adjective	engaged in as a pastime “an amateur painter”

Word Forms

amateur

noun

an athlete who does not play for pay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbezahlt

nicht bezahlt

🇫🇷French

non rémunéré

pas payé

🇪🇸Spanish

no pagado

🇮🇹Italian

non pagato

🇳🇱Dutch

onbetaald

niet betaald

🇵🇹Portuguese

não remunerado

não pago

🇷🇺Russian

неоплаченный

не оплачено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवैतनिक

भुगतान नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অবৈতনিক

পরিশোধ করা হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

செலுத்தப்படாத

செலுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

చెల్లించని

చెల్లించలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

न भरलेले

पैसे दिले नाहीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવેતન

ચૂકવેલ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾವತಿಸದ

ಪಾವತಿಸಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശമ്പളമില്ലാത്ത

പണം നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦਾਇਗੀਸ਼ੁਦਾ

ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلا معاوضہ

ادا نہیں کیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未付

未付款

🇯🇵Japanese

未払い

支払われていない

🇰🇷Korean

미지급

지불되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa thanh toán

không được trả tiền

🇹🇭Thai

ค้างชำระ

ไม่ได้จ่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

belum dibayar

tidak dibayar

🇵🇭Filipino

walang bayad

hindi binabayaran

🇲🇾Malay

tak bergaji

tidak dibayar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مدفوعة الأجر

لم تدفع

🇮🇷Persian

پرداخت نشده

پرداخت نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ödenmemiş

ödenmedi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא תשלום

לא שולם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unpaid'?

The primary meaning of 'unpaid' is 'not paid'.

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Using 'unpaid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unpaid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unpaid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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