nonworking

[ non-wur-king ]
/ nɒnˈwɜr kɪŋ /

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.

Origin of nonworking

First recorded in 1850–55; non- + working

Words nearby nonworking

nonvoter, nonvoting, nonwhite, nonwoody, nonword, nonworking, nonwoven, nonyl alcohol, nonzero, noob, noodge

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British Dictionary definitions for non-working

nonworking
/ (nɒnˈwɜːkɪŋ) /

adjective

not engaged in payed employment nonworking mothers
(of machinery, technology, etc) not operating properly or effectively nonworking telephones