as in outstanding
not yet paid
my goal is to have no unpaid balances on my credit cards
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Recent Examples of unpaid
Tackling the water issue The administration has also identified more than $3 million in unpaid water and sewer bills from 2024 owed by residents, condominiums and businesses, which the city is now working to collect.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
In addition to the auction, Bollinger is also being investigated by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity over complaints of unpaid wages or benefits, according to Crain’s Detroit.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
Twenty years later, that debt, in the amount of $544,403, remains unpaid, says the whistleblower.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Many early American women both free and enslaved completed unpaid labor in homes, but their labor was a central force in the national economic growth of the early 19th century.
—Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
In addition to the auction, Bollinger is also being investigated by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity over complaints of unpaid wages or benefits, according to Crain’s Detroit.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
Twenty years later, that debt, in the amount of $544,403, remains unpaid, says the whistleblower.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Many early American women both free and enslaved completed unpaid labor in homes, but their labor was a central force in the national economic growth of the early 19th century.
—Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpaid
Adjective
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At Friday’s news conference, Cordero-Stutz said outstanding citations will be dismissed.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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In the bottom of the ninth with one on and one out, Carson Benge made an outstanding diving catch in right field to rob Vaughn Grisson of extra bases and prevent a run from scoring.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Breakfast is $5, cash only, payable the day of the event.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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These can include life insurance policies, payable-on-death accounts, retirement accounts, and assets held in trust.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unpaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaid. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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