underinsured

adjective

un·​der·​in·​sured ˌən-dər-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce underinsured (audio)
: not sufficiently insured

Examples of underinsured in a Sentence

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In 2022, the department completed an exam into whether the company’s underwriting practices left policyholders underinsured after wildfires in 2015 and 2017, which destroyed more than 14,000 homes and other structures. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 Uniquely, Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit that serves more than 2 million patients nationwide every year, many of them uninsured, underinsured or who qualify for Medicaid, has also become the target of pointed funding cuts that started under the first Trump administration. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 6 June 2025 Patients – especially the uninsured and underinsured – are left to make impossible choices: delay treatment or take on debt, ration medication or skip checkups, trust the health care system or go without. Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025 But because repairing damaged homes has become much more expensive, that can cause homeowners to be underinsured, leaving them vulnerable to substantial losses. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underinsured

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of underinsured was in 1893

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“Underinsured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinsured. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

underinsured

adjective
un·​der·​in·​sured ˌən-dər-in-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce underinsured (audio)
: not sufficiently insured : having insufficient insurance to cover losses or damages
an underinsured motorist
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