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unpaid-for

American  
[uhn-payd-fawr] / ʌnˈpeɪdˌfɔr /

adjective

  1. not paid for.


Etymology

Origin of unpaid-for

1425–75; late Middle English un-payd for; see un- 1, paid, for


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Whitworth the cost_$36.82_of an unpaid-for three-horsepower gasoline engine.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 8, 2017

Despite such pleasant moments as when Nelly drove Heinrich around Los Angeles in their unpaid-for car, there was his miserable failure as a screenwriter and her refusal of further humiliating work.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2011

As soon as the fever quitted him Robert began to recover very rapidly, but he was greatly troubled about the still unpaid-for horse.

From A Man of Honor by George Cary Eggleston

Yes, sir, as great a truth as that you are in your unpaid-for scarlet.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley

For Gaylord, resplendent in ice-cream flannels, and Trudy, wearing an unpaid-for black-satin dress with red collar and cuffs, were both busier than the proverbial beaver planning their wedding.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Nalbro Bartley

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