engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"
without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"
Unpaid taxes or bills, for example, are bills or taxes which have not been paid yet. The taxman caught up with him and demanded £17,000 in unpaid taxes The bills remained unpaid because of a dispute over the quality of the company's work. = outstanding
without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department
If you do unpaid work or are an unpaid worker, you do a job without receiving any money for it. Even unpaid work for charity is better than nothing The unpaid volunteers do the work because they love it. paid