uncompensated

un·com·pen·sat·ed | \ ˌən-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-təd

, -ˌpen- \

Definition of uncompensated

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

2a : 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

Examples of uncompensated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These caregivers, veterans groups say, have long gone largely unrecognized and uncompensated. — Heidi Vogt, WSJ, "VA Initiative to Support Private Caregivers Falls Short, Report Finds," 17 Aug. 2018 The millage rate is a set percentage of property values used to generate tax funds to cover all uncompensated care costs. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward County’s hospital districts cut taxes," 25 Sep. 2019 The Doctors’ Appeal The doctors did not challenge the number of uncompensated hours the trial court found Liday had worked. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Live-in personal attendants: When the law at work hits home," 14 Oct. 2019 In fiscal year 2020, uncompensated care is projected to exceed $1.1 billion. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward County’s hospital districts cut taxes," 25 Sep. 2019 In the past few years, the hospitals’ total cost of uncompensated care had risen from about $60 million to $84 million. — Eli Saslow, Washington Post, "The ‘follow-up appointment’," 17 Aug. 2019 But there’s one category of labor that tends to get overlooked — the uncompensated labor of moms and dads whose primary occupation is child-rearing and managing their households. — Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, "A Labor Day tribute to unpaid labor," 3 Sep. 2019 Casey said the inaugural ball likely left the resort with uncompensated expenses. — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, "Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest," 15 Aug. 2019 Yet Grassley noted that government investigations have found that nonprofit hospitals and for-profit hospitals provide similar levels of uncompensated care. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Tax-exempt hospital sues thousands of poor people while making millions," 27 June 2019

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“Uncompensated.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompensated. Accessed 27 January 2020.

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un·com·pen·sat·ed | \ -ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt-əd, -ˌpen-