Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underinsured

/ˌʌndɚɪnʃˈɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-in-sured
IPA
/ˌʌndɚɪnʃˈɔɹd/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

not having proper health insurance

American usage

noun

One who has insufficient insurance.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English insured English underinsured From under- + insured.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more underinsured (comparative) most underinsured (superlative) underinsureds (plural)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce underinsured?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚɪnʃˈɔɹd/.
What does underinsured mean?
not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage
Where does underinsured come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English insured English underinsured From under- + insured.

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