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unserved

unserved

4.7
Not provided with a public service like transport or electricity
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsɜrvd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin servicio
  • The local government is working to improve facilities in unserved neighborhoods that lack basic utilities.
  • unserved areas

Examples

  • Telemedicine has been shown to provide medical services to the underserved, unserved, rural populations and those.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Over the course of the first year of the evaluation, approximately 20% of the families left the project because they moved to unserved schools.

    Academic text (1994)

  • It shows that the absolute numbers of unserved people in both urban and rural areas have increased over the past decade.

    Academic text (2000)

  • AT&T's commitment will only further encourage the deployment and adoption of broadband networks into yet unserved or underserved areas," Chairman Kevin J. Martin and Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate said back then.

    Blog text (10)

  • Many rural communities remain unserved by reliable internet providers, limiting access to information.

  • Efforts are being made to connect unserved areas with public transportation to enhance mobility for residents.

Synonyms

off the grid
vsunserved
33 7.2

Living without public electricity, water, or gas and without public services

highlights lack of supplied services rather than a chosen lifestyle of independence
off-grid
vsunserved
6 6.3

Not using public electricity, water, or phone networks

focuses on being without a provided service rather than deliberate disconnection
unpowered
vsunserved
1 4.4

Not using electricity or an engine to move

covers lack of broader public or commercial services beyond just power
unreached
vsunserved
1 7.5

A place people do not visit that is hard to get to

is concerned with missing service provision rather than physical inaccessibility
unserviced
vsunserved
1 6.1

Something that does not have the help or care it needs

refers specifically to lacking public or commercial services like utilities
unrendered
vsunserved
7.5

Not provided when expected, for example a service or good

is about missing public or commercial services rather than any expected delivery

How Served

underserved
14 4.8
unserved
  • Specialized
4.7

Surface Forms

unserved positive

Morphology

unserved = served (transparent) = un + serve + ed

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'un-' on 'served' meaning 'not provided with service'; this mapping is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unserved comes from un- 'not' and serve 'to provide a service'. Think of a village with no bus or internet — it is unserved because those services are not provided there.