non-binding

adjective

That does not bind the participants

OriginEnglish binding ← Middle English byndynge →
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Meanings

adjectivenon-binding (not comparable)

alternative nonbinding

  1. not comparablelawThat does not bind the participants

    A non-binding vote on the Government's decision to scale back plans for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail [...] took place in the House of Commons on December 8.

    2021 December 29, “Labour demands NPR action after "rail betrayal"”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7
  2. not comparablechemistryNot involved in the formation of bonds

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Middle Englishbyndynge
  3. Englishbinding
  4. Englishnon-binding

From non- + binding.

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Translations

Czech nezávazný
  • nezávaznýthat does not bind the participants
Cite this entry
APA

non-binding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-binding

MLA

“non-binding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-binding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-binding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-binding.

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