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nonworking
[ non-wur-king ]
adjective
- not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income:
Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
- not involved in or deriving from labor; not engaged in or directed toward work, especially as an employee:
What are some of your nonworking activities?
- not functioning or operating:
a nonworking coffee grinder.
nonworking
/ nɒnˈwɜːkɪŋ /
adjective
- not engaged in payed employment
nonworking mothers
- (of machinery, technology, etc) not operating properly or effectively
nonworking telephones
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nonworking1
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Example Sentences
A nonworking working class may not be immiserated; neither will its members ever find a way to rise above their station.
From The Daily Beast
A group of nonworking Lithuanian women heard that neglected children were reported to the settlement in the neighborhood.
From Project Gutenberg
A trend downward in employment—nonworking population increasing by about .0001 per cent annually.
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All election dates are set on weekends or nonworking days to ensure continuous work production.
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