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nonworking

[non-wur-king]

non·work·ing

[non-wur-king]
adjective
1.
not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income: Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
2.
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?
3.
not functioning or operating: a nonworking coffee grinder.

Origin:
1850–55; non- + working
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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nonworking (nɒnˈwɜːkɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  not engaged in payed employment: nonworking mothers
2.  (of machinery, technology, etc) not operating properly or effectively: nonworking telephones

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