non-paying

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ paying.

Adjective

non-paying (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of nonpaying.
    • 1940 November, “Notes and News: Railway Operation Ad Lib”, in Railway Magazine, page 611:
      Anyone was welcome to ride. And as the train rolled along the backwoods section it picked up countless non-paying passengers from among vacationists and boys from camps.
    • 1958 August, “Closing of the Midland & Great Northern Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 525:
      The losses incurred on non-paying sectors of the network have in consequence been appreciably reduced.

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