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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Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 The prescription drug prices on the site, however, are only available to patients who are uninsured, or whose insurance doesn't cover it, and who must pay the full list price out of pocket. Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Two months later, as a 25-year-old uninsured graduate student, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Young people on private health insurance lived longer after a cancer diagnosis than their peers on public insurance or who were uninsured, according to a new study published by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington. Ciara McCarthy 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026 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 2 May. 2026.

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