uncompensated

adjective

Definition of uncompensatednext
as in unpaid

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Recent Examples of uncompensated There is also funding earmarked to cover uncompensated care for providers and rural emergency medical services. — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 However, investors are worried fewer patients will seek care as Affordable Care Act subsidies phase out, or uncompensated care costs will rise. — Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 Expanding affordable health insurance coverage would go a long way to address uncompensated care, and investments in regional care networks could help rural health care facilities share resources. — Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026 Also important to administrators was an agreement to place boundaries on the potentially unlimited, uncompensated work expectations that accompany the job of principal and assistant principal. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompensated
  1. unpaid
  2. honorary
  3. voluntary
  4. discretionary
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  • Our full story covers some more troubling financial updates, too, including unpaid bills.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • More than 80% of camera citations issued to vehicles with Virginia tags in 2024 also remain unpaid.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unpaid
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  • English added that the name was also inspired by Maria Adelaide, a Portuguese woman who is considered an honorary saint despite never being officially canonized.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In 2017, Nicolas and Éric Altmayer received the honorary Daniel Toscan du Plantier César Award, which honors French producers.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of honorary
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  • State Medicaid programs have a parallel, voluntary pathway to adopt similar pricing under a model known as BALANCE.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • EmpCo prohibits companies from displaying voluntary sustainability labels unless they were established by a public authority or are based on a qualifying certification scheme.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of voluntary
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  • The discretionary sector has been one that’s been beaten down.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The sellers have the better near-term economics and the worse durability; their revenue is someone else's discretionary budget.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of discretionary

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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