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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Congressional budget scorekeepers predict the cuts to Medicaid will lead to millions more people becoming uninsured over the next decade. Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 For uninsured children and adults, Wisconsin's Vaccines for Adults and Vaccines for Children programs offers free flu and COVID-19 shots statewide. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 Metrics included unemployment, poverty, foreclosure rates, uninsured populations, and retirement readiness. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Many will not be able to afford health care and will go uninsured. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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