Nearby Words

unpaid

[peyd] Origin

paid

[peyd]
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of pay1.
non·paid, adjective
self-paid, adjective
un·paid, adjective
well-paid, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To unpaid

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Unpaid is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Collins
World English Dictionary
unpaid (ʌnˈpeɪd)
 
adj
1.  (of a bill, debt, etc) not yet paid
2.  working without pay
3.  having wages outstanding

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

unpaid
late 14c., in ref. to persons, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of pay. Of debts, attested from late 15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary

paid definition


  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : I think I'll go out and get paid tonight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature