unfeed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not paid for services rendered: "unfeed" describes a person who performs work or a service without receiving any fee, wage, or compensation.
- Without a fee or gratuity: It can also refer to an action or service that is provided without any monetary reward.
Usage Examples
- (The lawyer gave advice without being paid.)
- (He volunteered without receiving any wages.)
- (The musician played without expecting payment.)
Advanced Usage
"to go unfeed": to perform work or provide a service without receiving any compensation.
- Many artists go unfeed while building their portfolios. (They create work without payment to gain experience.)
"unfeed labour": work done without financial reward, often for charitable or educational purposes.
- The project relied heavily on unfeed labour from students. (The project depended on unpaid student work.)
Variants and Related Words
Unfed (adj): not given food or nourishment.
- The stray cat looked thin and unfed. (The cat had not been fed.)
- Note: "unfed" differs from "unfeed" — the former relates to food, the latter to payment.
Feed (verb): to give food or, in a broader sense, to supply something (e.g., information, money).
- They feed the children breakfast every morning. (They provide food.)
Synonyms
- Unpaid: not receiving or having received payment.
- Pro bono (Latin): professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment (often used for legal or medical services).
- Gratis: given or done without charge.
Antonyms
- Paid: receiving or having received money for work.
- Remunerated: compensated for services rendered.
- Fee-based: requiring a payment for service.
Related Idioms
- Work for nothing: to labour without any financial reward.
- She worked for nothing at the charity event. (She volunteered without pay.)
- Donate one's time: to offer one's labour for free.
- He donated his time to teach music to underprivileged children. (He taught without payment.)