un·paid

(ŭn-pād′)

adj.

1. Not yet paid: unpaid bills.

2. Serving without pay; unsalaried: unpaid research assistants.

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unpaid

(ʌnˈpeɪd)

adj

1. (Banking & Finance) (of a bill, debt, etc) not yet paid

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) working without pay

3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) having wages outstanding

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	unpaid - not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill" due - owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" paid - marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"
	2.	unpaid - without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" volunteer voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"
	3.	unpaid - engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" amateur, recreational nonprofessional - not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain; "the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues"; "nonprofessional actors"

unpaid

adjective

1. voluntary, free, volunteer, honorary, gratuitous, unrewarded, unsalaried, unremunerative Even unpaid work for charity is better than nothing.

2. owing, due, outstanding, unsettled, owed, payable, to be paid, overdue, in the red, in arrears, not discharged The bills remained unpaid because of a dispute.

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unpaid

adjective

1. Owed as a debt:

due, outstanding, owed, owing, payable, receivable, unsettled.

2. Contributing one's time without pay:

uncompensated, unrecompensed, unremunerated, unsalaried, voluntary.

Translations

غَيْرُ مُسَدَّد

neplacený

ubetalt

unbezahlt

απλήρωτος

no retribuido

josta ei ole maksettu

bénévole

neplaćen

non pagato non retribuito

無給の

무보수의

neplačan

obetald

ไม่ได้ค่าจ้าง

ücreti ödenmemiş

chưa thanh toán

未付款的

unpaid

[ˈʌnˈpeɪd] ADJ [staff, worker, overtime] → no remunerado, no retribuido; [leave] → sin paga, sin sueldo; [debts, bills] → sin pagar, pendiente; [taxes, rent] → sin pagar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unpaid

[ʌnˈpeɪd] adj

(= outstanding) [bill] → impayé(e); [rent] → non payé(e); [taxes] → non acquitté(e)

(= taken or done without payment) [work, labour] → non rémunéré(e), non rétribué(e)
unpaid leave, unpaid holiday → congé m sans solde
unpaid overtime → heures fpl supplémentaires non rémunérées

(= not receiving payment) [worker] → non rétribué(e), non rémunéré(e)
unpaid volunteer → bénévole mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unpaid

adj → unbezahlt

adv to work unpaid → unbezahlt or ohne Bezahlung arbeiten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unpaid

[ʌnˈpeɪd] adj (bill, debt) → da pagare; (holiday) → non pagato/a; (work) → non retribuito/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unpaid

→ غَيْرُ مُسَدَّد neplacený ubetalt unbezahlt απλήρωτος no retribuido josta ei ole maksettu bénévole neplaćen non retribuito 無給の 무보수의 onbetaald ubetalt niezapłacony não pago неоплаченный obetald ไม่ได้ค่าจ้าง ücreti ödenmemiş chưa thanh toán 未付款的

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