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uncompensated

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not compensated; having no compensation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not paid for one's work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not paying a salary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an uncompensated federal post

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsalaried

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English compensated English uncompensated From un- + compensated.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kompensoimaton — not compensated
  • Greek: αναποζημίωτος (anapozimíotos) — not compensated
  • Greek: αναποζημίωτος (anapozimíotos) — not paid