"underinsured" meaning in English

See underinsured in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more underinsured [comparative], most underinsured [superlative]
Etymology: under- + insured Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|insured}} under- + insured Head templates: {{en-adj}} underinsured (comparative more underinsured, superlative most underinsured)
  1. not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage
    Sense id: en-underinsured-en-adj-CZX5aZ7P
  2. (US) not having proper health insurance Tags: US
    Sense id: en-underinsured-en-adj-E-EI-C0i Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 78 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 15 74 11

Noun

Forms: underinsureds [plural]
Etymology: under- + insured Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|insured}} under- + insured Head templates: {{en-noun}} underinsured (plural underinsureds)
  1. One who has insufficient insurance.
    Sense id: en-underinsured-en-noun-haYe0vLN

Inflected forms

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