uncompensated

adjective

un·​com·​pen·​sat·​ed ˌən-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-təd How to pronounce uncompensated (audio)
-ˌpen-
1
: not providing or provided with monetary compensation : not paid or compensated
uncompensated medical care/costs
uncompensated workers
… many thousands of our countrymen devote their rosy prime to the harsh and uncompensated work of writing poetry …Marilynne Robinson
2
a
: not corrected or affected by physiological compensation see compensation sense 1b
uncompensated congestive heart failure
b
: accompanied by a change in the pH of the blood
uncompensated acidosis

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Hospitals would receive about $4.6 billion less, and provide about $1.6 billion more in uncompensated care, according to the projections. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025 If Medicaid cuts come to fruition, health care leaders have testified that access will decline, the cost of uncompensated care will rise, and hospitals will not be able to reinvest in their facilities, staff and communities. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025 The cost of that uncompensated care doesn’t vanish. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Failing to do so would drive up uncompensated care costs, shift more Floridians into public programs, and burden employers already grappling with rising costs. Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncompensated was in 1775

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompensated. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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uncompensated

adjective
un·​com·​pen·​sat·​ed -ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt-əd, -ˌpen- How to pronounce uncompensated (audio)
1
: accompanied by a change in the pH of the blood
uncompensated acidosis
uncompensated alkalosis
compare compensated
2
: not corrected or affected by physiological compensation
uncompensated congestive heart failure

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