uncompensated
adjective
un·com·pen·sat·ed
ˌən-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-təd 
-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
Marilynne Robinson2
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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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
Legal experts say that uncompensated seizures are likely to be rare — the government has long purchased land from white farmers.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The gems those dwarfs spend their apparently uncompensated days mining appear to be going directly to the queen’s personal collection.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Corporate profits—almost $4 trillion annually in the U.S. prior to taxes—are disproportionately distributed to shareholders, while the original contributors of the raw material (i.e., data) remain uncompensated.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Legal experts say that uncompensated seizures are likely to be rare — the government has long purchased land from white farmers.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The gems those dwarfs spend their apparently uncompensated days mining appear to be going directly to the queen’s personal collection.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Corporate profits—almost $4 trillion annually in the U.S. prior to taxes—are disproportionately distributed to shareholders, while the original contributors of the raw material (i.e., data) remain uncompensated.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompensated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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uncompensated
adjective
un·com·pen·sat·ed
-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt-əd, -ˌpen-
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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