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
Adjective
  • Jamal Warner’s widow, Tenisha Warner, has taken legal action against his mother, Pamela Warner, over alleged unpaid debts from his family trust.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Owners of an Elk Grove nightclub where two men were killed in a shooting last year must pay more than $53,000 in unpaid rent this week or forfeit their lease, according to a notice posted outside the business.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of unpaid
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  • He has also been given an honorary Academy Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • He also was awarded an honorary doctorate from Lafayette College.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Definition of honorary
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  • The state has been facing abnormally dry conditions since 2024, prompting action from the statehouse and voluntary water restrictions.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • They will be established through voluntary federal-state partnerships.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of voluntary
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  • Private equity's return-smoothing is partly a function of infrequent, discretionary valuation marks, not the absence of real volatility.
    — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Finally, Big Players are discretionary because they are not bound by any simple, understandable rules.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of discretionary

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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