unpaid

unpaid
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. owing, due, unsatisfied; unsalaried, volunteer. See debt, nonpayment.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Owed; said of debts ]
Syn. due, payable, not discharged, past due, overdue, delinquent, unsettled, unliquidated, undefrayed, outstanding.
Ant. paid*, discharged, defrayed.
2. [Not reimbursed; said of creditors ]
Syn. due, uncompensated, unindemnified, unrewarded, defrauded, unsalaried, unfed.
Ant. paid*, reimbursed, indemnified.
3. [WOrking without salary]
Syn. voluntary, volunteer, unsalaried, amateur, freewill, donated, contributed, pro bono.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Owed as a debt: due, outstanding, owed, owing, payable, receivable, unsettled. See PAY. 2. Contributing one's time without pay: uncompensated, unrecompensed, unremunerated, unsalaried, voluntary. See PAY, WORK.

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