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💸 Not enough insurance 🚗 A person lacking coverage
underinsured

underinsured

5.6
A person or group with too little insurance to pay for big losses
  • noun
  • /ˌʌndərɪnˈʃʊrd/
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  • You have to bring up the people who are underinsured to a standard you're going to give them.

Examples

  • The organization is focused on helping the underinsured gain access to better health care services.

  • Many families are struggling financially because they are underinsured against major health expenses.

  • Without sufficient coverage, the underinsured risk facing devastating costs after a medical emergency.

How Insured

underinsured
5.6
uninsured
58 3.9

Surface Forms

underinsured singular
underinsureds plural

Morphology

underinsured = insured (transparent) = under + insure + ed

The noun sense (a person who is underinsured) is a regular nominal use of the adjective phrase 'underinsured', so the formation is transparent.

Etymology

The word underinsured used as a noun breaks into under- meaning 'not enough' and insured meaning 'protected by insurance'. So, an underinsured is a person or group who does not have enough insurance to cover big losses, like standing under a small umbrella that does not cover you.