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disenrollment

disenrollment noun: the removal of an entry from a register.

Noun

disenrollment (countable and uncountable, plural disenrollments)

  1. The removal of an entry from a register.
    • During enrollment, all of an individuals’ claims are in the database; after disenrollment, no claims are available.2015 June 9, Michael S. Broder et al., “Resource Use and Costs in an Insured Population of Patients with Chronic Idiopathic/Spontaneous Urticaria”, in American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, volume...
    • And even beyond the pandemic-related unwinding, some people on Medicaid face multiple disenrollments and re-enrollments if their income fluctuates, such as with seasonal work or gig jobs.2023 October 25, Danielle Ofri, “It Shouldn’t Be This Easy to Lose Your Health Insurance”, in The New York Times
  2. The ejection of a member from a Native American tribe.

Forms of disenrollment

pluraldisenrollments
alternative formdisenrolment

Origin of disenrollment

From dis- + enrollment.

Questions about disenrollment

What does disenrollment mean?
Disenrollment means the removal of an entry from a register.
What part of speech is disenrollment?
Disenrollment is a noun.
What is the plural of disenrollment?
The plural of disenrollment is disenrollments.

Words near disenrollment in the dictionary

  1. disenriched
  2. disenrol
  3. disenroll
  4. disenrolled
  5. disenrolling
  6. disenrollment
  7. disenrollments
  8. disenrolls
  9. disenrolment
  10. disenrolments
  11. disenrols

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