noncompensable
8.9
Not allowed to receive money for a loss under a law or policy
- adjective
- /nɒnˈkɒmpənseɪbəl/
- Formal
:
no compensable
- The damage to the property was deemed noncompensable because the insurance policy excluded those types of claims.
Examples
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Due to the nature of her injuries, the court ruled that her losses were noncompensable under the current law.
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154 USACE further informed Zafer it could apply for a noncompensable time extension.
Academic text (2017) -
After reviewing the case, the lawyer explained that the client would end up with noncompensable expenses in this situation.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
noncompensable positive
Morphology
noncompensable = compensable (transparent) = non + compensate + able
The prefix 'non-' negates 'compensable', producing 'not eligible for compensation' in legal/insurance contexts.
Etymology
Noncompensable is made of non- meaning 'not' and compensable, from compensate meaning 'make up for' or 'pay', as in compensation. So a noncompensable loss is one that the law or an insurance policy will not pay money for.