unpaid-for
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unpaid-for
1425–75; late Middle English un-payd for; see un- 1, paid, for
Example Sentences
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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
He and Alice were to get married when he and the Globe were out of debt; for his father had left him a mortgage on the office building, as well as an unpaid-for press.
From Dr. Lavendar's People by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
At this point he might well have given some attention to 'good works;' and if he must mention 'debt,' he might well remind them that they sat in an unpaid-for church!
From Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals by Mitchell, Maria
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 Bartley, Nalbro
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