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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Officers find these drivers are also driving uninsured, without a driver’s license or without registering their cars. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025 Lenders simply will not issue mortgages for property that is uninsured. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025 The money is largely used to rebuild homes that were either uninsured or underinsured, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency does not pay for. Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 Moreover, the possibility of cutting Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding threatens hospitals that serve low-income and uninsured patients. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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