unpaid-for
Americanadjective
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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