unpaid

/'ʌn'peid/

Thân thiện

The volunteer firefighter is an unpaid member of the community.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not receiving payment for work done: Describes work or services performed without monetary compensation.
   • Not yet paid; owed: Describes a debt, bill, or amount of money that is due but has not been settled.
   • Done without payment being required: Describes a role or position held voluntarily.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She worked as an unpaid intern for six months to gain experience.
  • The company has several unpaid invoices from last quarter.
  • The board is made up of unpaid volunteers.

Advanced Usage

• "the great unpaid": (historical, humorous) A collective term for justices of the peace or other officials who served without a salary.
  • In the 19th century, the local magistracy was often known as the great unpaid.

Variants and Related Words

• Unpayable (adj): Impossible to pay; (of a debt) too large to be paid.
  • The national debt had reached unpayable levels.
• Non-paying (adj): Not involving or requiring payment. (Note: This is a related concept but not a direct variant of "unpaid").
  • The event is open to both paying and non-paying guests.

Synonyms

• Voluntary: Done, given, or acting of one's own free will, typically without payment.
• Gratis: Given or done free of charge.
• Outstanding: (of a debt) Not yet paid or settled.

Related Phrases

• Unpaid leave: A period of time away from one's job for which one does not receive salary or wages.
  • She took three months of unpaid leave after having her baby.
• Unpaid work: Labor performed without financial reward, such as internships, volunteering, or domestic chores.
  • The report highlighted the economic value of unpaid work in the home.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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
2. without payment
   • the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers
   • a volunteer fire department
3. not paid
   • unpaid wages
   • an unpaid bill

Từ đồng nghĩa

• amateur
• recreational
• volunteer