as in unpaid
not yet paid
finally paid the owed amount
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Adjective
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Just days after the high court delivered its ruling last week, the Walt Disney Company put 45 employees who have TPS on unpaid leave.—
Miami Herald Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025 -
These have often sprung from unpaid bills for luxury items, such as monthly payments on a Lamborghini and a furnished home in Miami.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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That’s the number of borrowers with outstanding federal student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Education.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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At the March 3 hearing, attorneys representing Moreno and Escobar agreed Escobar’s 401k, through Major League Baseball, would be used to pay his outstanding debt.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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“Owed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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