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uninsured

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌənɪnˈʃʊɹd// UK //ˌʌnɪnʃˈɔːd// unin·sured

adj. not covered by an insurance policy. You use this to describe people, cars, or buildings that do not have financial protection against accidents or damage.

adj. lacking insurance coverage for a specific risk or asset. Often used to describe motorists or property owners who fail to maintain required legal or financial protections.


SIMPLE

The driver was uninsured when the accident happened.

CONTEXTUAL

Many homeowners found themselves uninsured against flood damage because their standard policy only covered fire and theft.

COMPLEX

The hospital faces significant financial strain when treating a high volume of uninsured patients who cannot afford the rising costs of emergency medical procedures.

Antonyms
Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'be' or 'remain'.

Pitfall

He is an uninsured.He is uninsured.Uninsured is an adjective, not a noun; it should not be used with an article to refer to a person without a following noun like 'driver' or 'patient'.

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