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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Medicaid expansion has enabled over 20 million Americans who otherwise would be uninsured to obtain health insurance. Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Others may go uninsured and rely on community health clinics that offer free or low-cost care. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 There’s three categories of damage: insured damage, uninsured damage and total economic cost. Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 That dwarfs the firm’s estimate of between $10.5 billion and $17.5 billion worth of uninsured wind and flood losses. Matt Egan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninsured 

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Nov. 2024.

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