uninsured

adjective

un·​in·​sured ˌən-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce uninsured (audio)
-ˈshərd
: lacking insurance : not insured
uninsured losses/expenses
… millions of US residents remain uninsuredTimothy Stoltzfus Jost

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The agency covers only uninsured losses, a perverse incentive to purchase no insurance at all. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025 The vehicle was later also determined to be uninsured, state police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025 In Wake County, though, just 13% of the population has poor or fair health, 9% are uninsured, and 8% of children live in poverty. Zachery Eanes, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 In the city of Albuquerque, 15.2 percent of homes were uninsured, the 18th-highest rate of 100 major U.S. metropolitan areas. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninsured

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninsured was in 1799

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“Uninsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninsured. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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