Definitions

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  • adjective That does not work or function
  • adjective Who is not employed

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Examples

  • Do not let your nonworking spouse cosign your loan by nonworking I mean not working with you in the business.

    How To Get a Business Loan Joseph R. Mancuso 1990

  • Do not let your nonworking spouse cosign your loan by nonworking I mean not working with you in the business.

    How To Get a Business Loan Joseph R. Mancuso 1990

  • Do not let your nonworking spouse cosign your loan by nonworking I mean not working with you in the business.

    How To Get a Business Loan Joseph R. Mancuso 1990

  • Do not let your nonworking spouse cosign your loan by nonworking I mean not working with you in the business.

    How To Get a Business Loan Joseph R. Mancuso 1990

  • As the authors of the Luxembourg Income Study put it, ‘there is much less in the way of public support for both working and nonworking parents in the United Sates than is found in other nations,’ and this is what accounts for most of the greater poverty experienced by American children today.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • As the authors of the Luxembourg Income Study put it, ‘there is much less in the way of public support for both working and nonworking parents in the United Sates than is found in other nations,’ and this is what accounts for most of the greater poverty experienced by American children today.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • As the authors of the Luxembourg Income Study put it, ‘there is much less in the way of public support for both working and nonworking parents in the United Sates than is found in other nations,’ and this is what accounts for most of the greater poverty experienced by American children today.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • True, there are fireplaces nonworking and custom cabinets everywhere and the Shaker stair rails are exquisitely smooth.

    Town Hall Assembly Julie V. Iovine 2011

  • The one caveat is that if you have fast enough productivity gains, you can increase the percentage of nonworking years, and it is possible that could happen to compensate for lifespan increases.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Other Public Sector Pension Problem 2010

  • Inert explosives and nonworking missiles were provided to the men by Mr. Hussain as part of a sting operation, prosecutors said.

    Four Are Found Guilty In Bronx Bomb Plot Chad Bray 2010

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