uncompensated
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkɒmpənˌseɪtɪd/
- Volunteers often offer uncompensated help in community events and charity drives.
- uncompensated care
- uncompensated costs
- uncompensated labor
Examples
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Related to the rationing debate are issues centering on uninsured and uncompensated care.
Academic text (1994) -
The system said that last year it provided $605 million in uncompensated care.
Blog text (4) -
Therefore, Jim is still capable of earning a reasonable return and has not suffered an uncompensated taking of his land.
Academic text (1996) -
Emergency departments of both public and private hospitals play an increasingly important and often uncompensated role in local disaster response.
Academic text (2002) -
The union addressed issues such as low salaries, inadequate vacation and sick time, long hours, and uncompensated overtime.
Academic text (2006) -
Solutions discussed in the literature center around reform strategies, coverage for the uninsured, and control of uncompensated care.
Academic text (1994) -
The military spouse situation provides an excellent case study of gendered roles and uncompensated labor.
Academic text (2001) -
Comparisons of not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals also provide useful insights into uncompensated care.
Academic text (1997) -
A huge proportion of avoidable uncompensated care expenses for hospitals is generated by uninsured boomers.
Blog text (34) -
Many hospitals provide uncompensated care to patients who cannot afford to pay for treatment.
Synonyms
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3.7
Done without money given for work or services
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6.5
Does not get money for work done
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6.9
Not paid for work you do
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8.0
Not paid for work or help
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9.3
Work that does not pay or make a profit
A job or position that does not pay money
Antonyms
How Paid
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncompensated = compensated (transparent) = un + compensate + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'compensated' (compensate + -ed), so the meaning 'not paid' is directly derived.
Etymology
Uncompensated starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from compensate, which has an old root pens meaning 'to weigh' or 'balance', a sense that led to the idea of paying someone to make things even, as in expense or pension. So uncompensated means 'not paid' for the work done.