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underinsured

underinsured adjective: not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage.

Adjective

underinsured (comparative more underinsured, superlative most underinsured)

  1. not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage
  2. (US) not having proper health insurance

Noun

underinsured (plural underinsureds)

  1. One who has insufficient insurance.

Forms of underinsured

Adjective
comparativemore underinsured
superlativemost underinsured
Noun
pluralunderinsureds

Origin of underinsured

From under- + insured.

Questions about underinsured

What does underinsured mean?
Underinsured means not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage.
What part of speech is underinsured?
Underinsured can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near underinsured in the dictionary

  1. underinsulated
  2. underinsulates
  3. underinsulating
  4. underinsurance
  5. underinsure
  6. underinsured
  7. underinsureds
  8. underinsures
  9. underinsuring
  10. underinterpretation
  11. underinterpretations

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