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
Examples of uncompensated in a Sentence
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Unions have become increasingly popular in the last few years as job cuts have impacted both small and prominent video game companies, with employees pushing back against job cuts, along with claims of low pay and uncompensated overtime.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Artists suing generative artificial intelligence art generators have hit a stumbling block in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over the uncompensated and unauthorized use of billions of images downloaded from the internet to train AI systems, with a federal judge’s dismissal of most claims.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
So far, UCHealth has remained financially stable even with the increase in uncompensated care.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Growing a state’s share of insured residents can help decrease the amount of uncompensated care — treatment to patients who are uninsured or otherwise unable to pay — that hospitals provide.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Among other points, the tribes said Reclamation must reject any plan that would force the five Colorado River Valley tribes, four of which have lands and water rights in Arizona, to accept involuntary or uncompensated reductions.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2024
Officials put the price of materials for the temple at just under $100 million, but BAPS relies on volunteer labor, which blurs lines between uncompensated work and the concept of selfless service.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
The Tesla attorneys also argued that Musk, who does not receive a cash salary or bonus, would be uncompensated if the package was thrown out.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Tate noted how the biggest item in the benefits package — $310 million — is an estimate for future uncompensated care expenses to be shouldered by Henry Ford Health as a result of the new emergency room in the hospital expansion.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2024
Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Artists suing generative artificial intelligence art generators have hit a stumbling block in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over the uncompensated and unauthorized use of billions of images downloaded from the internet to train AI systems, with a federal judge’s dismissal of most claims.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
So far, UCHealth has remained financially stable even with the increase in uncompensated care.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Growing a state’s share of insured residents can help decrease the amount of uncompensated care — treatment to patients who are uninsured or otherwise unable to pay — that hospitals provide.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Among other points, the tribes said Reclamation must reject any plan that would force the five Colorado River Valley tribes, four of which have lands and water rights in Arizona, to accept involuntary or uncompensated reductions.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2024
Officials put the price of materials for the temple at just under $100 million, but BAPS relies on volunteer labor, which blurs lines between uncompensated work and the concept of selfless service.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
The Tesla attorneys also argued that Musk, who does not receive a cash salary or bonus, would be uncompensated if the package was thrown out.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Tate noted how the biggest item in the benefits package — $310 million — is an estimate for future uncompensated care expenses to be shouldered by Henry Ford Health as a result of the new emergency room in the hospital expansion.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2024
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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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