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Congress mandated that health care providers in emergency departments and ambulances provide emergency care to anyone in need, including the uninsured and underinsured.
Barbara Ann Radnofsky

Meaning of "underinsured" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERINSURED

underinsured  [ˌʌndərɪnˈʃʊəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERINSURED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underinsured is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDERINSURED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underinsured

Underinsured refers to various degrees of being insured for some real risks and uninsured for others, at the same time.

Definition of underinsured in the English dictionary

The definition of underinsured in the dictionary is not having enough insurance to cover the cost of a loss.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERINSURED


assured
əˈʃʊəd
contoured
ˈkɒntʊəd
coward
ˈkaʊəd
cured
kjʊəd
flowered
ˈflaʊəd
gourd
ɡʊəd
gourde
ɡʊəd
Howard
ˈhaʊəd
insured
ɪnˈʃʊəd
manicured
ˈmænɪkjʊəd
noninsured
ˌnɒnɪnˈʃʊəd
reassured
ˌriːəˈʃʊəd
solar-powered
ˈsəʊləˌpaʊəd
steward
ˈstjʊəd
toward
ˈtəʊəd
unassured
ˌʌnəˈʃʊəd
unensured
ˌʌnɪnˈʃʊəd
uninsured
ˌʌnɪnˈʃʊəd
unsecured
ˌʌnsɪˈkjʊəd
unsured
ʌnˈʃʊəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERINSURED

underhand
underhand chop
underhanded
underhandedly
underhandedness
underhonest
underhung
underinflated
underinflation
underinsure
underinvest
underinvestment
underived
underjaw
underkeep
underkeeper
underkill
underking
underkingdom
underlaid

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERINSURED

coloured
embrasured
featured
figured
fissured
geopressured
injured
leisured
measured
pressured
self-assured
structured
textured
tonsured
treasured
tressured
uncensured
unleisured
unmeasured
unpressured

Synonyms and antonyms of underinsured in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underinsured» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERINSURED

Find out the translation of underinsured to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underinsured from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underinsured» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保险不足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seguro insuficiente
570 millions of speakers

English

underinsured
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أوندرينسورد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недострахованы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subestimado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

underinsured
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

underinsured
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underinsured
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterversichert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

underinsured
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underinsured
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underinsured
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo hiểm dưới mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போதிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्पकालीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

underinsured
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underinsured
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

underinsured
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недострахуватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

underinsured
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

underinsured
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderverseker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underinsured
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underinsured
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underinsured

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERINSURED»

The term «underinsured» is regularly used and occupies the 80.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERINSURED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underinsured» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underinsured» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underinsured

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QUOTES WITH «UNDERINSURED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underinsured.
1
Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Congress mandated that health care providers in emergency departments and ambulances provide emergency care to anyone in need, including the uninsured and underinsured.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERINSURED»

Discover the use of underinsured in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underinsured and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Insurance Settlement Handbook
When dealing with underinsured motorist cases, remember: 1. You must first obtain policy limits of tortfeasor before underinsured motorist coverage is operative. 3 SLAvIN, No FAULT AND UNINSURED MoToRIST AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE ...
‎1990
2
Medical testing and health insurance.
Underinsured. Population. As stated earlier, under a strict definition of inadequate health insurance, around 11 million people Table A-6.—Marital Status of Uninsured Women Ages 18-64, 1986 Percent of each Number of marital status Marital ...
3
Negotiating with Insurance Companies
Underinsured motorist insurance covers an insured person who is injured in an automobile accident when the person who caused the accident has insufficient insurance to cover the injuries. With uninsured/underinsured coverage, the ...
Joseph L. Vaccaro, 2012
4
Maximizing Damages in Small Personal Injury Cases
How underinsured coverage should apply to an accident involving multiple tortfeasors depends on the language of the controlling statute. Assume that your client was driving an automobile that was struck head-on by another driver. Another ...
Ellsworth T. Rundlett, Tina Fife, 1991
5
Texas Small-firm Practice Tools
underinsured motorist has failed to carry sufficient limits to pay for all of the insured's (client's) bodily injury claim. Give this notice by certified mail. FORM: See the following at the end of the chapter: ' Form 2:220 Letter to Uninsured Motorist/ ...
Cindy Stormer, Ward Miller, Michael Margot
6
Perspectives on Essential Health Benefits:: Workshop Report
These OOP expenses, Ms. Schoen said, are principally from deductibles, cost sharing for medications, and benefit gaps or limits. High OOP Costs Affect the Underinsured An analysis published by Ms. Schoen draws on responses to national ...
Committee on Defining and Revising an Essential Health Benefits Package for Qualified Health Plans, Bernadette McFadden, Cassandra Cacace, 2012
7
Personal Financial Planning
underinsured motorists coverage Optional automobile insur— ance coverage, available in some states, that protects the insured against dam— ages caused by being in an accident with an under— insured motorist Who is found liable. and ...
Lawrence Gitman, Michael Joehnk, Randy Billingsley, 2013
8
OECD Economic Surveys: United States 2008
Underinsured adults, as with uninsured adults, experience much greater cost- related problems of access to medical care, tend to delay preventive care screening because of cost, more often do not take treatment for a chronic condition ...
OECD, 2008
9
Illinois Advance Sheet February 2012
underinsured vehicle as a vehicle "for which the sum of all liability bonds or policies at the time of the 'accident' provides at least the Page 9 amounts required by the applicable law *** but their limits are less than the limit of this coverage.
10
So You've Been in an Accident, Now What?: Everyone's Guide ...
In that case, John Smith's insurance company would pay you $20,000 and your insurance company would pay you $10,000 from your underinsured motorist coverage, assuming you have purchased it and your limits are at least $10,000 ( the ...
Daniel Cuppett, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERINSURED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underinsured is used in the context of the following news items.
1
23% of Americans with health coverage underinsured
Higher deductibles tend to contribute to a different problem — underinsurance. You may have insurance now, but is your deductible so high relative to your ... «WKBW-TV, Jun 15»
2
Half of Kiwi homes underinsured
Research from property analytics firm CoreLogic shows this has resulted in almost one in two New Zealand properties being underinsured, as homeowners ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
3
As ObamaCare Premiums Spiral, Dems Push Costly New Mandates
By sheer coincidence, Families USA and the Commonwealth Fund released reports last week bemoaning this "underinsured" problem. And the press dutifully ... «Investor's Business Daily, May 15»
4
Why you can't blame Obamacare for the crisis in 'underinsurance'
Commonwealth defines "underinsured" as having out-of-pocket costs, not counting premiums, that are 10% or more of household income (5% or more for those ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
5
Democrats' next health care issue to tackle? 'Underinsurance'
Seven million were underinsured due to high deductibles alone. “The steady growth in the proliferation and size of deductibles threatens to increase ... «PBS NewsHour, May 15»
6
31 Million Individuals Underinsured in 2014
This 23% of Americans were considered underinsured because their out-of-pocket costs and deductibles were too high in comparison to their incomes. «AJMC.com Managed Markets Network, May 15»
7
The Number Of Underinsured Has Doubled To 31 Million Since 2003
According to 2014 data from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, 19- to 64-year-old adults (31 million people) were underinsured due to ... «Medical Daily, May 15»
8
High deductibles put big strain on 'underinsured'
Rising deductibles are becoming a larger factor in the phenomenon of people being "underinsured"—meaning that although they have health coverage, they ... «CNBC, May 15»
9
Study says 1 in 4 adults medically underinsured
About 31 million Americans, most covered by an employer or a privately purchased plan, are underinsured and often skip needed health care or face medical ... «azcentral.com, May 15»
10
Mission Cataract program clears foggy eyes for underinsured
In 2006, throat cancer all but destroyed voiceover artist Ray Nakamoto's ability to speak. Four years later, cataracts clawed at his left eye's lens, making his world ... «Sacramento Bee, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Underinsured [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/underinsured>. Apr 2024 ».
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