unbought
Americanadjective
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not purchased.
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not influenced or controlled by some other party through payment, and therefore free and independent; not bribed.
Example Sentences
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Our car’s $3,370 premium over the standard Sport has a break-even of about 1,000 gallons of gas, left unbought and unburned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
The famously "unbought and unbossed" candidate boasted an anti-Vietnam war and -weapons development stance and positioned herself as a champion of the working class, ultimately launching her campaign after voters pulled together $10,000 in donations.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
“To be unbought, to be unbossed and unrelenting in the pursuit of justice and to stand up and speak up for the interests of everyday New Yorkers.”
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
On a corner near Fulton Street, where shoals of tourists usually pass on the way to the Brooklyn Bridge, Tiger Diop, wearing a feathered “happy new year” headband, sits, his merchandise unbought.
From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2020
"All right. Have it your own way. Road to hell paved with unbought stuffed dogs. Not my fault."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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