undocumented

adjective

un·​doc·​u·​ment·​ed ən-ˈdä-kyə-ˌmen-təd How to pronounce undocumented (audio)
: not documented: such as
a
: not supported by documentary evidence
undocumented expenditures
b
: lacking documents required for legal immigration or residence
undocumented workers

Examples of undocumented in a Sentence

The company cannot reimburse you for undocumented travel expenses.
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See how much undocumented immigrants have paid in taxes. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 The deal allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to submit names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS to cross-check them with tax filings, the sources said. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 More than a third of the tax dollars paid by undocumented immigrants go toward payroll taxes ($25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022). Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency's data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration's efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, three sources familiar with her plans told ABC News. Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undocumented

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undocumented was in 1867

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“Undocumented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undocumented. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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